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Shakespeare in Parts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine primary source manuscript fragments, discuss differences in performing a play without the entire script, and perform a scene from Twelfth Night with no preparation.
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Writing Drama-Trying Your Hand at being a Playwright

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders chart the elements of drama. In this performing arts lesson, 5th graders discuss the role of a playwrite, practice doing some Reader's Theatre scripts, write a paragraph about a problem between two people, and perform their...
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It's About You

For Teachers K - 4th
Students build connections between census information and community decision-making by reading a reader's theater script. In this reader's theater activity, students practice reading fluently and learn about the government. The reader's...
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It's All in the Translation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast translations of Greek literature. In this dramatic literature instructional activity, students read and perform passages from four different translations of Euripides's Hecuba. Students discuss how the...
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Readers Theatre using an Indonesian folktale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a short play based on the Indonesian folktale Cicak and Kancil and complete related activities.
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Picturing People

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners look at the varied ways the human body is portrayed in contemporary media. They discuss what a character is and how it plays a role in telling stories. Students look at examples of objects like dolls, puppets and toys that...
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A death in the Royal Family: Dealing with Loss

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars read and discuss the story "Prince Talks About Magical Grandmother." They list ceremonies of traditions associated with emotional times in their lives. Students prepare a script for a video message to Prince Charles...
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Puppet Show

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore politics by defining several jobs in the government. In this House of Representatives lesson, students identify several important roles men and women have in the House as well as the Senate. Young scholars identify...
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Women of Substance ~ Broadcasting Their Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the Boston Women's Memorial. Showing their fifth grade buddies around the memorial, they examine the lives of Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and Lucy Stone. They create scripts for a public service announcement while...
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Small Group Acting: Enlivening Canadian History

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the elements of Canadian identity and history. They analyze and organize the information. They investigate the concept of Small Group Acting, storyboarding, and writing a good script.
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Lights, Camera, Action!

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Young scholars participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. young scholars memorize their lines and film...
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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Class

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read the reader's theater play, 'The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash.' They practice reading for fluency and present the story through acting and oral reading. Some students read the script and others act it out. They switch...
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Take Heed, Scurvy Dogs!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the use of ghosts in shipping stories. As a class, they assign roles and they act them out in a play. They make it seem as if they are in danger on their voyage and work together to create a script. They ask questions...
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Who's Inside The Mitten?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use the Jan Brett story, 'The Mitten,' to develop self-confidence and improve their oral language skills. They also practice performing in front of a group. Students take on the various roles that the animals play in the story.
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HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete worksheets and play the "Onion Ball Question and Answer Game" as an introduction to the basic facts about AIDS and HIV, such as what the virus is, the body fluids that transmit the virus, and the the most common methods...
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Cubing Strategy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders interview each other in the role of civil war personalities. In this Civil War lesson, 5th graders create a script and video of an interview with classmates who are portraying characters from the Civil War. Students are...
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Theatre Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete pantomime and improvisational theatre activities. In this theatre lesson, 2nd graders play a 'sound ball' game and recreate sounds as they toss the ball. Students discuss projection for an actor and practice the...
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Radio Broadcasting Before Television

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students compare the radio to other forms of mass communication. In this Radio Broadcasting Before Television lesson, students learn the different types of radio shows in the 1920s and 30s. Students write and perform radio scripts...
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Interpreting Statistics: A Case of Muddying the Waters

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is river pollution affecting the number of visitors to Riverside Center, and is the factory built upstream the cause of the pollution? Let your class be the judge, literally, as they weigh the statistical evidence offered by the factory...
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Legislation: Passing a Bill in the House of Representatives

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the concept of legislation as it relates to passing a bill in the House of Representatives. In this legislation: passing a bill in the house of representative lesson plan, students identify why and how bills are introduced...
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Speak Up

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Bring back some of your favorite kids for this activity. Emerging speakers observe older learners making effective and ineffective oral presentations. They discuss each presentation and then prepare a speech of their own to deliver to...
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Heart Day

For Teachers K - 5th
This is a nice idea to introduce elementary learners to the importance of heart fitness. They will see first hand by doing some dancing how the heart beats differently and discuss which way is better to get the heart in shape. This is an...
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Conflict Resolution and Addressing Bullying Issues

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Helpful ways to engage students in anti-bullying exercises
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Eisenhower: The Contentious 1950s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore 1950's America. In this American history lesson, students research the McCarthy hearings, Civil Rights, war fatigue, and economic issues of the decades. Students respond to discussion questions about topics.