Interactive Drama Notebook printable pages for lower elementary

These interactive notebook pages are intended for introducing Theater for the first time to early learners.

The main concepts covered by these pages are:

• What is the Theater? (The building itself)

• Who is in the Theater? (Identifying people found in the Theater: Actors, Director, Stage Manager, Lighting Designer, Costume Designer, Ushers, Box Office Manager, Stage Crew, Choreographer, and Audience)

• What is in the Theater? (Costumes, Props, Sets etc.)

• What is Theatre? (activity of acting in, directing, or writing plays.) This printable page has a more complex interactive element and might be more suitable for more advanced students or with more guidance from the teacher. Also works best when the figures (ie actors) are printed on card stock. You may glue the Theatre directly into a notebook, or you can glue it onto a piece of cardstock to make it sturdier.

National Theater Arts Standards

Performing:

Anchor Standard 5: Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

TH:Pr5.1.1. - Prepare

b. With prompting and support, identify technical elements that can be used in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).

TH:Pr5.1.2. - Prepare

b. Explore technical elements in a guided drama experience (e.g., process drama, story drama, creative drama).

TH:Pr5.1.3. - Prepare

b. Identify the basic technical elements that can be used in drama/theatre work.