Set Up: Push all tables, desks, and chairs to the edges of the room. Clean the floor. Having students take their shoes off is ideal, as long as the floor is not too slippery with just socks on. Leaving sneakers on would be OK. Teachers can use discretion with this suggestion. Meet in a large
LESSON 2: Building Scenes
Set Up: Push all tables, desks, and chairs to the edges of the room. Clean the floor. Have students remove their shoes and store them under their desks. Meet in a large circle. Step 1: Facts we know Ask the students about the curriculum content they are learning for the physical theater unit (historical event,
LESSON 3: Parts of a Stage
Set up: Push all tables, desks, and chairs to the edges of the room. Clean the floor. Have students remove their shoes and store them under their desks. Meet in a large circle. Step 1: Warm-up activities Instruct students to find their warm-up spot and go through warm-up activities. Echo activity (add new challenges) Mirror
Learning Standards for Maine Elementary Schools
Common Core Literacy – http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/ Common Core Math – http://www.corestandards.org/Math/ Maine Learning Results: Visual and Performing Arts – http://www.maine.gov/doe/arts/standards/index.html Next Generation Science Standards – http://www.nextgenscience.org National Core Arts Standards – https://www.nationalartsstandards.org
LESSON 4: Rehearsing Roles
Set up: Push all tables, desks, and chairs to the edges of the room. Clean the floor. Have students remove their shoes and store them under their desks. Meet in a large circle. Step 1: Warm-up activities Instruct students to find their warm-up spot and go through warm-up activities. Echo activity (add new challenges) Mirror
CELEBRATION OF LEARNING
Be sure the performance space is big enough to replicate the classroom stage space and also hold the audience (e.g., gym, library, or cafeteria). Before the show: Each class should have a final rehearsal in the performance space either the day of the show or a few days before. If an actor is absent, his
PHYSICAL THEATER: STANDARDS ADDRESSED
COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS corestandards.org Reading Standards for Informational Text: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.1–4.10 Writing: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.1–4.10 Speaking and Listening: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1–10 Vocab Acquisition: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L4.1–10 Math, measurement and Data: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4MD A.1–4 NATIONAL CORE ART STANDARDS nationalartsstandards.org CREATING Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. VA:Cr4.1.4a Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. VA:Cr4.1.4a Anchor
PHYSICAL THEATER RESOURCE: Activity Sheet
LESSON 1: Learning about Landforms
Step 1: What are landforms? Begin by listing some of the critical questions about landforms that students will be exploring. Write these on the board: What is the landform’s core material? How does it change over time? Is it slow or fast? Where is the landform located? Step 2: Critical questions Show images and videos
LESSON 2: Drawing Exercises
Teaching Tip: Provide each student with a field journal at the start of the unit. A field journal reinforces art and science connections while giving students one place in which to keep all their research and drawings. Step 1: Close looking Bring the rocks to the floor and have students sit in a circle. Pass
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