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Rehearsal Checklists

Keep track of all the scenes you’ve worked on from blocking through tech week. Whether you are rehearsing a simple play with kids, or a full-length musical, these checklists are a lifesaver.

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Student Centered Learning

Science Projects For Kids

Feedback Framework for Drama Class

This simple yet powerful framework helps students learn to give and receive feedback in drama class. This tool fosters student voice, vulnerability, and risk-taking. It can be applied to all K-12 drama classrooms.

Drama Lessons in Spanish

Drama lessons for kidsa and teens in Spanish.

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Drama Activities for Small Classes

Six pages of warm-ups and drama activities, plus links to other titles on Drama Notebook that work with smaller groups. Great for older elementary through high school. Theatre is a collaborative art form, but sometimes we are called on to teach very small classes. You might be wondering what kind of activities and games you can play with just a few students. This lesson provides you with lots of fun and creative ideas perfect for elementary through high school.

Costume Plot (organizer)

Keeping track of all the costumes in a play can be a huge challenge. This template will help you and your costume designer stay organized. The spreadsheet includes a space for what the piece is, who uses it, when and where it’s used, where it goes after the show, and special notes. Just print and copy enough pages and add them to your production notebook. Whether you are rehearsing a simple play with a few kids or producing a full-length musical, this costume plot template is a must-have.

Radio Drama Lesson

Radio Drama is Reader’s Theatre with sound effects and music added to enhance the listeners’ experience. This lesson provides ideas for turning your favorite stories into radio dramas using the folktale Stone Soup as an example. Radio Dramas enhance students’ reading skills and confidence by having them practice reading with a purpose. The sound effects can also be an invitation to include reluctant students.

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Quiz-Theatre Spaces

Ready to print out and give to your students! 10 quiz questions, including one short essay answer and a teacher answer key. Use this quiz to assess your students’ knowledge after sharing the People of the Theatre PowerPoint and Teacher Transcript. Great for middle and high school students. PowerPoint available on Drama Notebook

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Quiz-Jobs in Theatre

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Design Quiz

Design Powerpoint

Quiz-Costumes

Ready to print out and give to your students! 13 quiz questions and a teacher answer key to assess your students’ knowledge after sharing the History of Costume Design PowerPoint and Teacher Transcript. Great for middle and high school students. PowerPoint available on Drama Notebook

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How to Host an Improv Show

Everything you need to put together a fun and easy improv performance with your students! Follow these step-by-step instructions to create an improv performance for elementary, middle, or high school. Includes links to all the improv resources you’ll need.

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More Books For Children To Act Out

List of 30 more children’s books to use in drama class. 13 pages long. Includes extra information on each title and ways to use the stories in drama class! We polled hundreds of drama teachers and these are the most recent favorites!

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Kindergarten Art Activities

Rehearsal Strategies to Keep Students Engaged

Do you ever wonder how to keep everyone occupied at rehearsal? This resource is full of strategies to keep kids engaged so you can focus on directing.

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Rehearsal Note Template

Print and cut these easy-to-use templates for giving both line notes and acting notes during or after play rehearsal. Great for student stage managers and actors. https://www.dramanotebook.com/rehearsal-notes-template-for-school-play-production/

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Sample Drama Course Descriptions

20 examples of how to write a course description for your drama class. Helpful for teachers of preschool through high school. https://www.dramanotebook.com/drama-class-course-descriptions-for-drama-teachers/

Pantomime Rubric

All ages. Simple evaluation form to use when teaching a unit on pantomime. If you are teaching a unit on pantomime, here is a simple rubric to use when grading your students! This form assesses the following skills: Using Mime Techniques Using Body Language Creating Personal Space Cooperation https://www.dramanotebook.com/drama-rubrics-for-teachers-pantomime-evaluation/

Teaching Drama

A collection of inspiring drama activities and lesson plans for drama teachers and for teachers who want to add creativity into their classroom.

1,073 Pins

2mo

Drama Notebook-Drama Games, Activities and Lesson Plans

Rehearsal Checklists

Keep track of all the scenes you’ve worked on from blocking through tech week. Whether you are rehearsing a simple play with kids, or a full-length musical, these checklists are a lifesaver.