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Drama lessons under $5
Introduction to Musical Theatre for Elementary Students (Google Slides)
*This is a GOOGLE SLIDES lesson. It can be easily used for distance learning!**Fun and interactive introduction to musicals, jobs in the theatre, and performance technique for grades 3-5 (although many activities would also be successful with younger students). *Perfect lesson for an introduction to theatre class, before a student performance to work on stage presence, or before seeing/watching a musical!This product consists of a 13 page google slide presentation along with 4 pages of thorough
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2nd - 6th
Sorry Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher - RL.6.7 - Drama Activities - Radio Play
Make reviewing the elements of drama unforgettable with Lucille Fletcher’s short story Sorry, Wrong Number. This 5-day lesson plan targets standard RL.6.7 and includes an editable PowerPoint & Google Slides slideshow plus various drama activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better? ✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!With this lesson plan, students will experience the short story Sorry, Wrong Number in two
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6th - 8th
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Indigenous People in Canada | Turtle Island Drama Circle
This set of drama circle cards is about the impact of colonization for First Nations or Indigenous People in Canada faced during colonization. As part of the truth and reconciliation process, this resource talks about the series of events since the arrival of Europeans including reserves, treaties, missionaries, and Residential Schools. This resource is part of our Social Studies Drama Circle Bundle.Drama circles are similar to readers' theatre activities where students read small sections of te
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4th - 6th
Also included in: Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 4
Elements of Drama Introduction - Mini-Lesson Graphic Organizer & Anchor Charts
Make your introduction to the elements of drama interactive with this mini-lesson, graphic organizer, and complimentary anchor charts! This drama unit introduction includes an editable slideshow, anchor charts to display throughout the unit, and a paired doodle-style handout students complete while you teach. Easy to use, thorough, and low-prep makes this lesson perfect for launching your new unit! Click on the preview for more information!This Elements of Drama Unit Introduction reviews:Purpose
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5th - 8th
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The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher RL6.7 Radio Play Elements of Drama Activities
Looking for a short drama that your students are guaranteed to love? Look no further than The Hitchhiker by Lucille Fletcher! This radio play is guaranteed to hook your students, and this 5-day lesson plan includes everything you need to facilitate engaging student activities that promote deeper thinking about the elements of drama & fiction. Easy to use, highly engaging, and no prep. Could it get any better?✔ Check out the preview for a closer look at this resource!With this RL.6.7 targeted
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6th - 8th
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To Kill a Mockingbird Film (1962) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following twelve-page study guide film packet is used to accompany the Robert Mulligan-directed 1962 courtroom drama "To Kill a Mockingbird" that is an adaptation of Harper Lee's novel of the same name and stars Gregory Peck. It can be used in an English or film studies classroom. The first page contains a list of cast and crew and a background and introduction on the film from Wikipedia. The second page is a page that allows viewers to jot and take down their own notes. Pages three, four, f
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Theatre Substitute Lesson Plans Create Your Own Musical
An easy, fun activity for students to get creative & plan their own musical musical based off of their favorite movie or book, while you're away from the classroom! This is a lesson plan suitable for Middle or High School students & is an easy project to have on hand in case of emergencies. Students will research individually online which of their favorite movies/books have not already been made into a musical & then will answer 10 long answer questions about who would star in the mu
A Raisin in the Sun: PreReading Activities {Stations, Poetry, & Scavenger Hunt}
Teaching A Raisin in the Sun requires some important preparation for students before they open up the play to the first page. This product is a one-week background knowledge building exercise and covers everything from the historical time frame, to poetry, and the technicalities of reading a drama vs. reading prose.All of these activities are given to you in the EDITABLE FORMAT! A Google drive account is suggested for ease in accessing each of the included documents.Activity One: Historical C
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: A Raisin in the Sun: Complete Unit Bundle {Digital & Print Included}
Writing a Play -- A Step by Step Approach to Writing a One Act Play
Help your students write a full one act play script with this easy to use set of lessons, graphic organizers, and rubric! This file contains everything you will need to help you to teach play script writing to your students. This set of three lessons was designed with students in mind. They flow through a logical progression of introducing the elements of a play to the prewriting phase where students will plan their entire play storyline to the drafting phase where the students will write the
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3rd - 5th
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Elements of Drama - 12 Anchor Charts {Ladybug Learning Projects}
This is a great little project that defines the different parts of a drama production. It was designed with the Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade students in mind.Included in this set:**12 Anchor ChartsCharactersDialogueDirectorDramaNarratorSceneryScriptStageBackdropSpotlightSpeech BubbleProps**Picture Cards**Vocabulary Picture CardsI recommend running everything on cardstock and laminating for durability.I would appreciate your feedback, so if you would please go to your My Purchases p
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K - 2nd
Public Speaking Prompts | Speech on the Spot
Get your students up in front of the class presenting with these task card style speech prompts that take barely any prep. This resource has a practical plan to get your students used to talking in front of their peers and giving feedback to each other to make them stronger public speakers. And best of all, you don't have to spend time planning it out.This engaging product includes:over 60 prompts to get kids talking in person. They require no research or writing. They are meant to be quick talk
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3rd - 6th
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Theater Sub Plan! Post-Apocalyptic Red: A Costume Design
Looking for an engaging and self-guided project for your theater classroom that even the most inexperienced sub can facilitate? Need something of value for your students to work on while you cross some things off of your to-do list? This print and go packet leads students through a simplified version of the costume design process. It could last one or two class periods depending on the length of your classes. Simple 15 point rubric included for easy grading. Students take on the role of a costum
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8th - 12th
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Plagiarism: readers theater & lesson plan
Students participate in 1-3 different reader’s theaters that define plagiarism and its consequences, use a flow chart to determine when to cite and create their own scenarios to analyze. Included: 3 scripts, flow chart, lesson plan with Common Core standards and VA SOLs, rubric, review games and online quiz and how to do reader’s theater and use the Jigsaw method. Students can write their own court case based on additional scenarios included in the packet.This lesson combines English reading
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: Bundle: American Literature
OPENING LINES Drama / English Cards (with Drama Games + Activities)
This set of 99 OPENING LINE Drama Cards comes with 3 suggested drama activities (Opening Line Scenes; One Word / Line at a time; Monologues) but can be used in so many more ways. Get your scenes and storytelling off to a great start with this collection of open ended short scene starters. DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and ways
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Drama Cards : BUNDLED 17 SETS (with Drama Activities & Games)
Pantomime Drama Cards + Mime Drama Activities
This set of 71 Mime Drama Cards comes with 3 suggested activities (Drama Charades; Why are you Late?; Routine 4 Ways) but can be used in so many more ways. Enhance physicality, storytelling, improvisations, pantomime skills and character development with these versatile mime cards. DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and ways I have
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Drama Cards : BUNDLED 17 SETS (with Drama Activities & Games)
Introduction to Drama PowerPoint
This Drama PowerPoint is an excellent introduction to theater and drama lesson you project on your whiteboard to start teaching and hook your students. Presentation has animations, sounds, and graphics that engage students when starting a drama unit. Defines drama terms like playwright, stage directions, set, props, script, etc. Includes staging, dramatization, how plays are produced, the role of the audience and theater etiquette. Also includes information on Greek theater, Shakespearean theate
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
Also included in: Drama Unit Resource BUNDLE Print and Digital Easel Activities
CHARACTER Drama Cards / English Cards (Drama Games + Activities)
This set of 259 Character Drama Cards comes with 3 suggested drama activities (Character Scenes; Monologues; Bus Stop) but can be used in so many more ways. Enhance creativity, storytelling and character development with these versatile cards. DRAMA TRUNK DRAMA CARDS ARE A DRAMA TEACHER'S BEST FRIEND! Just print, laminate (optional) and cut out a set of versatile drama cards that you can use over and over again. I cannot count how many times and ways I have used drama cards – absolutely my most
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Drama Cards : BUNDLED 17 SETS (with Drama Activities & Games)
10 Things I Hate about You Film (1999) Study Guide Movie Packet
The following twelve-page study guide film packet is used to accompany the Gil Junger-directed 1999 teen romantic comedy "10 Things I Hate about You" that is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" and stars Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It can be used in an English or film studies classroom. The first page contains a list of cast and crew and a background and introduction on the film from Wikipedia. The second page is a page that allows
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Indigenous People in Canada | Seven Teachings Drama Circle
This drama circle teaches students about the seven grandfather teachings of the Indigenous People in Canada: humility, courage, love, honesty, truth, wisdom and respect as taught by the wolf, bear, eagle, sabe, turtle, beaver and bison.This resource is part of our Social Studies Drama Circle Bundle.Drama circles are similar to readers' theatre activities where students read small sections of text. They encourage listening and reading fluency. Best of all, they require only moments to prepare, bu
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Alberta Social Studies Bundle Grade 4
Jukebox Musicals - Musical Theatre Project
In this 2-3 week project, students will use a contemporary song to create an idea for a Jukebox Musical, write the script, and perform their scenes with a group. This plan includes a lesson plan, student planning worksheet, and two rubrics--one for script writing and one for performance.
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6th - 12th
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Persuasive Techniques Bell Ringers - Media Literacy Activities and Warm Ups
Need a creative and engaging warm-up? These persuasive techniques bell ringers are excellent daily media literacy activities! Students will practice analyzing persuasive techniques in writing, ads, and music. They will also use persuasion effectively in scaffolded writing and artistic tasks! Your Persuasive Techniques Bell Ringers include:✅ 30 Bell Ringers (creative and analytical tasks)✅ Recording Sheet✅ Answer Key and extension ideasYou also get .jpgs of these persuasive techniques activities
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7th - 10th
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Science Readers' Theatre about Space: Poor Pluto
From my personal experience teaching elementary grades, there is never enough time for reading or science. This lesson integrates science content into a way for students to practice fluency and reading skills. It not only has science vocabulary about the planets but also uses challenging everyday words for students to learn.
This file has a 6-character script (for small group) and a 10-character script (for a larger group) that tells the story about how Pluto is not longer considered a planet
Complete Iambic Pentameter Lesson
Complete Iambic Pentameter Lesson Plan
As used by "Iambic Pentameter Rap" and "Living Iambic Pentameter"
A great way to start off your Romeo and Juliet Unit, or anything involving Shakespeare!
Includes full direct instruction powerpoint slides with easy, clear cut explanations, along with guided notes for what to say while teaching.
Printable sheets for implementing the "Living Iambic Pentameter" activity
Practice lines and graphic organizer for group activity and assessment.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Puppet Theater Drama Presentation and Activity - History of Puppetry
Puppet Theater Drama Presentation and Activity - History of Puppetry: This engaging presentation immerses students in the fascinating history of puppet theater, providing a comprehensive overview of its history and evolution. Students will gain insight into the three primary forms of puppetry used in North America—hand puppets, rod puppets, and marionettes—and explore their unique characteristics and techniques. The presentation also features links to short videos illustrating each puppet form a
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6th - 10th
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