Kindergarten
The Greedy Little Fish story This story was created to teach group problem solving, personal space, and touch. It works with the skills of Collaboration, Concentration, Imagination, Listening, Playwriting, Problem Solving, Repetition, and Space Control/Design.
The Caveman story This story can be used to discuss concentration and is a partner story. A good warm-up would the The Wall Mirror activity. It works with the skills of Collaboration, Imagination, Imitation, Observation, Playwriting, Problem Solving, and Repetition.
Peanut Butter and Jelly for Early Childhood (PDF) This activity is good for Pre-Kindergardeners up to 1st Grade. It requires a list of words (nouns).
Reaching and Stretching activity This activity is as a warm-up and helps with concentration. It requires no additional materials.
Human Jigsaw Sculpture (PDF) This activity is designed to encourage cooperation and problem solving while working with Space. It requires no additional materials.
Pass The Object (PDF) This activity has participants working as a group and requires various objects.
I Spy (PDF) A simple game of I Spy that does not require any additional materials. You can use this activity to develop the participant’s five senses and observation skills.
Character Interviews activity This activity has participants working in pairs or groups and requires a set of Stories, Poetry, or Nonfiction Text to hand out to each group.
The Origin Of Stories: A Sufi Tale A story about the origin of all stories with a drama focus perfect for group adaptation. This story uses the concepts and skills of Collaboration, Cultural/Multicultural, Imagination, Movement, Problem Solving, and Space Control.
The Ice Wizard story This story is about an Ice Wizard with an interactive component and a participant-generated ending. We found that children are very engaged when acting out this story. Using this story assists the leader in setting the basis for concentration and builds management control of the classroom. It can also be used in the Concentration … Read more