Drama and Performing Arts Resources
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LESSON PLANS
Rhythms and Body Percussion
Students in grades K-4 echo short rhythms and melodic patterns by using their bodies.SubjectsMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic National Content Standard 2 -
REFERENCE
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:ReadingLiterary BiographiesLanguage Arts and Writing -
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Music and Interdisciplinary Connections
Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.SubjectsVisual ArtsMusic National Content Standard 6Music National Content Standard 8 -
WORKSHEETS
Backyardigans Finger Puppets
Encourage creativity outside the classroom with these printable finger puppets from The Backyardigans. Children will…Subjects:Drama and Performing ArtsArt, Music and DramaChildren's Book Characters -
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.SubjectsReadingReading ComprehensionLiterature -
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 LiteraturePlaywrightsDrama and Performing Arts -
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:LiteratureSuffrage and Women's RightsDrama and Performing Arts -
WORKSHEETS
Twelfth Night Curriculum Guide
Help students experience Illyria with performance-based teaching strategies for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Before…Subjects:ShakespeareDrama and Performing ArtsAuthors -
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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 WritingSocial and Emotional DevelopmentDrama and Performing Arts -
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Space Play: Tour of the Solar System
Students stage a play to demonstrate what they have learned about space and the solar system.Subjects:ScienceSolar SystemDrama and Performing Arts -
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 LiteratureLiterary DramaDrama and Performing Arts -
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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 LiteratureLiterary DramaDrama and Performing Arts -
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 DramaDrama and Performing ArtsLiterature -
WORKSHEETS
Ellis Island
Simulate the immigration process at Ellis Island, with some students acting as examiners and others pretending to be…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureImmigrationDrama 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 HistoryAmerican History/U.S. HistoryDrama and Performing Arts -
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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 LiteratureLiterary DramaDrama and Performing Arts -
LESSON PLANS
Create a Movie Storyboard
Draw pictures and write captions to show the sequence of a realistic fiction story.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionVisual ArtsReading -
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 LiteratureChildren's BookDrama and Performing Arts -
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 ComprehensionFilm and Video (Cinematography)Film Directors -
WORKSHEETS
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams, contains considerable complexity both in individual characters and in…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureLiterary DramaDrama 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 -
ACTIVITIES
Playing Prehistorics
Here is a play from which children will learn dinosaur facts.Subjects:Animals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
WORKSHEETS
Write a Cover Letter That Sells
Use this printable to have children write a cover letter to sell a fake movie script they have written.Subjects:Letter-Writing Lessons & TipsLetters, Journals and DiariesWriting -
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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 LiteratureLiterary DramaDrama and Performing Arts