Henry’s Magic Hat What are the essential building blocks of every story? In this lesson, you will have the chance to lead students through a simple yet engaging tale about a child and his mysterious magic hat. This story is a wonderful way to teach students in grades K-2 about important story elements such as … Read more
Drama Lesson Integrated with Science Overview: this drama lesson demonstrates tailoring the Body Objects activity for science. This FREE lesson steps you through an acting story with a focus on science. The emphasis is on the question: “How can we use our bodies to show what we know about story and habitats?” This lesson provides teaching tips, assessments and … Read more
Drama Lesson Integrated with Language Arts Overview: this drama lesson demonstrates tailoring the Body Objects activity for language arts learning. This FREE lesson steps you through an acting story with a focus on language arts. The emphasis is on the question: “What impact do details have on creating and communicating ideas?” This lesson provides teaching tips, assessments and further … Read more
Acting Story Lesson using Body Objects activity Overview: this lesson combines drama skills with a story to form a drama. This FREE lesson couples an acting story (included) with body objects work to create a Drama. Using a story turns the Body Object activity into a Drama. The goal for participants is to demonstrate how concentration, imagination, imitation, and collaboration are … Read more
Drama Skills and Vocabulary Lesson using Body Objects activity Overview: this lesson starts building drama skills in groups new to integration work. Use this FREE skill-building lesson with students to introduce concentration, imagination, and teamwork through group activities. Their goal is to increase their drama skills by learning to create setting and props using their physical bodies. They will also … Read more
As you begin using drama in your classroom or organization, here are a few ideas to keep in mind: Build a community (ensemble) in your classroom. Steer the emphasis away from competition. Drama is about doing your best with others not about being the best. Drama practices should be fair to all but, at the … Read more
Body Objects Lesson: Creating Settings with Details Overview: students collaborate with a partner using negotiation strategies and applying concentration, imagination, imitation, and transformation skills. Objectives: students collaborate with a partner using negotiation strategies; apply concentration, imagination, imitation, and transformation skills; identify story elements. Students transform their bodies into objects and then into settings with a … Read more
B.J.’s Journey – a FREE Drama story Overview: this story was written for body objects work: using the body as a prop. Karen Erickson wrote this drama story for practice with group Collaboration, Teamwork, and Storytelling. They will practice their drama skills by creating setting and props using their physical bodies. As an alternate, this story can be integrated with … Read more
Body Objects – a FREE Drama activity Overview: this foundational activity starts building skills in groups new to drama work. In this activity, students use their bodies to create setting and props. This activity will increase the concentration, imagination, and teamwork of your group. They will also develop skills related to “mind” and “body” of the three drama tools (body, mind, … Read more
Difference between Drama and Theater One of the top six questions asked by teachers learning to integrate drama is: “Do I have to do a play?” The short answer is NO, and here is the longer explanation why: Drama is about the process of experiencing the art form and sharing the experience with co-participants. Drama … Read more