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Rhythms and Body Percussion

Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.

Subjects

Music

Musical Instruments

Music National Content Standard 2

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Walt Disney Biography: A Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up

Discover the magic of Walt Disney while improving students' nonfiction reading skills. This printable warm-up includes a…

Subjects:

Reading

Literary Biographies

Language Arts and Writing

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LESSON PLANS

Music and Interdisciplinary Connections

Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Music National Content Standard 6

Music National Content Standard 8

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WORKSHEETS

Backyardigans Finger Puppets

Encourage creativity outside the classroom with these printable finger puppets from The Backyardigans. Children will…

Subjects:

Drama and Performing Arts

Art, Music and Drama

Children's Book Characters

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LESSON PLANS

Write a Harry Potter Script

Students learn to summarize one chapter from a Harry Potter book and write a one scene script for it.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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WORKSHEETS

"The Black Cat" Play & Activities

Read the full text of Edgar Allen Poe's play "The Black Cat," then analyze the play with a lesson plan. Students perform…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Playwrights

Drama and Performing Arts

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BOOK GUIDES

A Doll's House Teacher's Guide

Build background knowledge in 19th-century history and culture with the lesson planning resources in this teacher's…

Subjects:

Literature

Suffrage and Women's Rights

Drama and Performing Arts

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WORKSHEETS

Twelfth Night Curriculum Guide

Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Before…

Subjects:

Shakespeare

Drama and Performing Arts

Authors

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WORKSHEETS

Space Play: Tour of the Solar System

Students stage a play to demonstrate what they have learned about space and the solar system.

Subjects:

Science

Solar System

Drama and Performing Arts

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WORKSHEETS

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Reader's Theater

Bring The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane to life by having pupils practice dramatizing and reading aloud from this…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

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WORKSHEETS

Present a Skit

Student work in groups of three or four to pick a scene or event that they will present as a skit.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

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BOOK GUIDES

The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Teacher's Guide

This 24-page teacher's guide to The Importance of Being Earnest focuses on themes, character analysis, and drama-based…

Subjects:

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

Literature

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Reflect: Make A Movie About Your Life

Use this colorful printable to help your students reflect and think about their lives and personalities. It can be used…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Social and Emotional Development

Drama and Performing Arts

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Ellis Island

Simulate the immigration process at Ellis Island, with some students acting as examiners and others pretending to be…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Immigration

Drama and Performing Arts

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The Barnum & Bailey Circus

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Drama and Performing Arts

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WORKSHEETS

The Mousetrap and Other Plays

The plays in The Mousetrap and Other Plays cover Agatha Christie's work from 1944 to 1960 and are accessible to all…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

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LESSON PLANS

Create a Movie Storyboard

Draw pictures and write captions to show the sequence of a realistic fiction story.

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Visual Arts

Reading

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WORKSHEETS

The Little Red Pen Activity Kit

Bring school supplies to life through the entertaining story The Little Red Pen by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Drama and Performing Arts

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Saving the Movies Reading Warm-Up

Help your students master important reading skills with a reading passage and comprehension questions about filmmaker…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Film and Video (Cinematography)

Film Directors

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A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, contains considerable complexity both in individual characters and in…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

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Film Pioneers

Children will identify pioneers in the film industry using their accomplishments described in this worksheet. Pupils…

Subjects:

Drama and Performing Arts

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ACTIVITIES

Playing Prehistorics

Here is a play from which children will learn dinosaur facts.

Subjects:

Animals (Zoology)

Biology

Science

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Doctor Faustus

As a genre study, Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus is a morality play, a historical allegory, and the tale of a hero…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Literary Drama

Drama and Performing Arts

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ASSESSMENT

African-Americans in Arts & Entertainment Quiz

Test your students' knowledge of famous black artists and entertainers.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

African-American History

Drama and Performing Arts

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