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Free drama unit plans
Shakespeare's Macbeth Act 1: Complete Unit Plan FREE
Teaching Macbeth has NEVER been this easy! This complete lesson plan for Act 1 has you covered. You’ll have NO-PREP and no worries when using this standard-aligned unit. Once you download this FREE resource you'll see why it's been downloaded over 4,000 times!Each of the 4 lessons contains a teaching PowerPoints and student packet that will help you glide through teaching Macbeth even if you have never taught it before. Organized by lesson, this resource is easy to navigate.Here's what you'll ge
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9th - 12th
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Dunkin' Donuts Dramatic Play
Turn your dramatic play area into a Dunkin' Donuts. Include: word cards, cup holds, name tags, and menu.
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PreK - 1st
Myth of Echo and Narcissus, Ancient Greek Theater
“Myth of Echo and Narcissus” is a short play from Greek Plays for Young Actors, a collection of nine short plays based on the stories of Greek mythology and Aesop's fables. The plays are ideal for readers theater, youth community theater groups and classroom theater performances. Following the traditions of ancient Greek theater, each of the nine short plays is performed by two or three actors accompanied by a small chorus that can vary in size. Life lessons of kindness, sharing, humility and re
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4th - 8th
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Romeo and Juliet Pre Reading Activities - Prologue Reading & Tableaux
Introduce Romeo and Juliet Act 1 with this engaging FREE pre-reading activity! Students pose in frozen scenes as key characters from play and then read the prologue in short pieces. This activity ignites interest in the play and serves as the perfect way to introduce your unit! This Pre-Reading Activity Includes:⭐ A Kinesthetic Activity With Students Posing in Frozen Scenes ⭐ Students Read the Prologue Multiple Times⭐ Increases Student Understanding⭐ Introduces the Basic Plot⭐ Engages Students i
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9th - 12th
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Shakespeare Solved! Romeo and Juliet Act I
Why don't kids "get" Shakespeare? We're good teachers. We do all the right things, like act out the important scenes, help students translate the writing into modern English, maybe show clips from movie versions of the plays. Yet for many students, nothing really works the way we'd like.
Well, the problem is solved. At their essence, Shakespeare's plays are all about what problems he has set up for the main characters, and how the other characters help to solve those problems. Even students wh
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7th - 12th
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Creation Story Bible Skit FREEBIE
Bible story skits are the perfect addition to your classroom, VBS, Backyard Bible Club, Sunday School, Children’s Church—you name it! This download gives you the first skit in this series (color AND B/W) completely FREE! Your students will learn about God’s creation of the world (Genesis 1-2:3). You will be presenting this story as a spontaneous melodrama. This means the “actors” will be chosen from the crowd and do not need to practice the skit beforehand. This skit brings the gospel to life in
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Bible Story Skit BUNDLE 21 Bible stories for young learners
No Bullies Allowed Playlets
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These playlets are based on true stories about kids who have affected the lives of many children and adults alike.
Use a real-life situation playlet to interact with your class on some important topics!
Each playlet can be presented in a matter of minutes; its purpose is to promote discussion about relevant issues in a fun way! Playlets can be done in class, on morning announcements, at parent and community functions.
In a P
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas Carol, Mini-Unit
Let me make your job easier! I'll provide the tried, tested, and student-approved mini-units.
All you have to do is pop in the DVD and facilitate accountable talk about the questions I provide in the viewing guides.
This mini-unit on the film "A Christmas Carol" (the one with Patrick Stewart) comes complete with an anticipation guide about Kwanzaa, viewing guides, homework assignments, a summary quiz, and a final project.
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6th - 12th
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Drama Collective Unit
Drama collective unit easily adaptable for any grade, includes some assessment and a timeline of activities!
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4th - 7th
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Grade 6 Drama Unit Plan - Improvisation
This is a game filled unit plan with well known games designed to get students to the point of doing their own short improvisations
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5th - 9th
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Treasure Stories Drama/Creative Writing Exercise
This unit is a good introduction to Drama or to Creative Writing. Each student will bring 2 treasures from home in the "Treasure Bag" (a paper lunch bag). Without opening them, the student picks one to keep and one to put into the center of the room. The student then picks one bag out that isn't their own. They then develop convincing stories about their objects. One is true, based on their treasure. The other is fiction, based on the borrowed treasure. Both stories need to have a beginni
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6th - 12th
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Clowning Unit (Grade 6 - 10)
This is a 9 week unit on clowning. Topics include: Clown History, Movements and Stage Fighting, Juggling, Balloon Animals, Make-up, and Scenario Building. Certain resources are suggested, but alternatives are provided that are widely available. I have used this unit for grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, and grade 10.
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6th - 10th
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Fairy Tale Radio Drama Play The Brave Little Tailor Script Sample
Here's a sample of my fifteen minute comedic radio play adapted from the Grimms' Fairy Tale The Brave Little Tailor. This script has 20+ roles (plus crew) and was written especially for the classroom! Students in a reading, language arts or theater classroom will enjoy this. Plus, you can strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. It's a one stop shop!The story of The Brave Little Tailor: The brave little tailor kills seven flies with one blow, and manages to co
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4th - 6th
Drama Lessons for Middle School Students (Unit plan)
I planned this based on a play titled 'Stone Cold' for middle school students. The play which originally stemmed from the author Robert Swindell's novel is such a brilliant play - I strongly recommend this for hesitant readers/performers as the themes and the main character who is a teen is relatable. Themes include: Homelessness VulnerabilityMental health Prejudice attitudesFriendship This unit plan will provide opportunities for students to:* Interpret and respond to scripted drama* Improve aw
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7th - 9th
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Adelaida: A Cuban Cinderella
On the island of Cuba lived two sisters named Adelaida and Marisol. Although identical twins in appearance, their personalities were as different as night and day. Adelaida was noble and loved to help others. She understood that the situation at home was not easy. On the other hand, Marisol believed that the world revolved around her. Will the sisters' actions affect their fate?Also available in paperback at amazon, bn, and booksellers worldwide for those teachers that teach a unit on Cinderella
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Theatre History Timeline
Teaching Theatre History can be a very daunting task. I found that there were not many visual or presentational resources that helped show the progression of theatre history for my students. I created this Google Slides presentation that gives an expansive overview and timeline of Theatre History for secondary or high-level students. This presentation includes 50 slides that you can divide into several lessons within your Theatre History unit. It begins with Classical Greek Theatre and goes all
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Monologue and Characterization Unit
This is a full turn key unit on what monologues are, how to write your own, how to work on characterization with your monologues, how best to perform them. It comes with interactive materials, a rubric, and peer critiquing document.
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppetry Drama Unit
Throughout this unit students will be learning to use puppetry to explore, convey and role play The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
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K - 2nd
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Intro to Mime- Lesson One/Four- Drama
This is lesson 1/4 for a complete Mime scheme of work. Ideally to be taught for ages 11-14
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8th - 12th
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A Midsummer Night's Dream Pre-Reading Tableaux Activity for Your Unit Plan
Introduce A Midsummer Night's Dream with this engaging FREE activity! Students pose in frozen scenes as key characters from the play as the teacher reads a description of the opening scene. This activity ignites interest in the play and serves as the perfect way to introduce your unit plan! Looking for more Resources for A Midsummer Night's Dream? ⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Unit Plan ⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Reading Guide Bundle ⭐ A Midsummer Night's Dream Bell Ringers ⭐ A Midsummer Ni
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8th - 12th
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Audience Etiquette Unit
This week long unit was designed for Beginning Theatre Arts Class 6th - 8th grade; however, it can be used by any class before a field trip where students may see a show or listen to a presenter. It encompasses Literacy First Strategies, and the American Alliance for Theatre Education's National Standards.
In this bundle, you will find daily detailed lesson plans for the unit, power point presentation, the inspirational article, and a quiz! Learning manners can be fun!
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6th - 10th
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Drama Game - Grumpy Granny
Grumpy Granny has escaped, and it is up to the village to coax her back to her house. Use your improvisation skills to get Granny to come home!This game has been designed as an aid that assists students to practise character development and improvisation skills. They must think critically about the character they are depicting throughout the game and duse it to ultimately bring Granny home.Initially created as a warm-up for the drama classroom, this game would also suit an oral warm-up before a
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3rd - 8th
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Narrating a Story: An Arts Integration Unit to Enrich Reading Comprehension
Updated! For some reason the files wouldn't open correctly! Fixed!This project encompasses 3 subject areas (ELA, Music, and Theater) and should be taught with a collaborative team. The unit can be taken on by one instructor, but will take a considerable amount of time to complete. This unit was developed for 4th and 5th graders, but could be used in middle school or high school. A zip file includes PDF color, PDF black and white, Color PowerPoint, Students creating a rubric page.The “Narrat
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3rd - 8th
AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM V9 Charts for Carl Chimp Has Butterflies
Australian Curriculum Version 9 Charts with Assessment Outcomes, Skills, Knowledge and Understandings, Achievement Standards and General Capabilities for Year F-Year 4. Supports Arts Teaching Notes and Activities documents. “Carl Chimp Ha Butterflies” story book provides the inspiration for these Arts Resources.
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K - 3rd
Also included in: Art, Dance, Drama and Music Lessons - Carl Chimp Has Butterflies
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