Stories Alive! The Mightiest Heart Lesson Plan

Stories Alive! is a multi-workshop lesson plan utilizing two wonderful fairytale stories: “Baba Yaga and Vasalisa The Brave” and “The Mightiest Heart.” Both include audio recordings of the stories read by theater professional, Kristine Waters is a veteran performing arts, teaching artist, originally trained by Lincoln Center artists in the mid-90’s. Her Masters in Education focused on Collaborative Educational Leadership. She is a professional actor with tremendous background and training in a variety of theatrical genres and forms. She has performed before students as a storyteller, solo performing artist, and with children’s theater ensembles. For more information on Kristine (who also wrote the workshops in Stories Alive! for the Baba Yaga and Vasalisa The Brave story, please visit her bio page http://zelenz.com/kristine-waters/.

Baba Yaga and Vasalisa The Brave
Audio Version

Sample Lesson includes
workshops 3 & 5



Workshops for “The Mightiest Heart” are offered by veteran teacher, Shella Zelenz who has an extensive career in education as well as the performing arts. Her innovative approaches to learning empower the students to take full ownership over their experience and allow them opportunity to bring their highest creativity and leadership skills to the forefront. To learn more about Shella, please visit her bio page here.

Stories Alive! contains Baba Yaga and Vasalisa The Brave audio and workshop lesson plans as well as The Mightiest Heart audio and workshop lesson plans.