Drama

Jessica Ann Hatcher

Saturday Enrichment Program, Winter 2018

Context:
Gifted kindergarteners and first graders. Ten or less students per block.

Class Description:
Do you enjoy telling stories? Why not try theater! Theater inspires us, challenges us, and helps us to be our
best and most creative selves. In this course we will work together to learn about the different people and
professions that work together to create different performances. To achieve this understanding, we will play
improv and imagination games, create costumes and sets, and work together to stage whole class and small
group skits. Even if you are shy, you will see how there is a way for everyone to participate in the process.
Come join us and see how drama unfolds!

Objectives: SWBAT...
Understand that
1. Understand that theater performances are based on a foundation of collaborative work between a team
of many different people with many different expertises and skills.
2. Understand that effective improvisation and collaborative work means being open to new ideas and
saying yes to the other members of ones team.
3. Understand that the audiences perception of a performance is essential to effective theater.
4. Understand that there is more going on in theater than what the audience sees.

Know.
1. Know that stories have a purpose or moral
2. Know how to check the audience
3. Know the different parts of a stage

Do...
1. Work collaboratively with others.
2. Say yes to others ideas.
3. Tell stories to an audience
4. Be aware of their bodies in relation to others/an audience
5. Make Costumes
6. Perform a short skit for an audience

Lesson Plan Outlines:

Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five
20 January 2018 27 January 2018 3 February 2018 10 February 2018 17 February 2018
Storytelling and Audience: Body Improv continued Behind the Scenes: Performance
Improv Awareness (and Costumes and (Parents visit for
Dance) Staging last half hour)

Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson Lesson

Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:
U1, U2, K1, D1, D2, U1, U2, U3, K2, D1, U1, U2, D1, D2, U1, U2, U3, U4, K3, U1, U2, U3, K1, K2,
D3 D2, D3, D4 D3, D4 D1, D2, D3, D5 K3, D1, D2, D3, D4,
D6
Assessments: Assessments: Assessments: Assessments: Assessments:
GTKY (Diagnostic) Final Audience Mini Stories Costumes Final Parent
Check Dance Performance (Formative) Performance
Observation of Performance (Formative) (Summative)
Student Groups (Formative) Staging Game
(formative) (Formative)

Supplies: Supplies: Supplies: Supplies: Supplies:

Aesops Fables Soft toys or bean Bean bag or beach Toilet paper Bean bag or beach
Books (Ill get these bags for obstacles ball ball
from the library) Costumes?
Masking tape for Masking tape for
Bean bag or beach the floor (or some the floor (or some Masking tape for
ball other way to other way to the floor (or some
demarcate spaces) demarcate spaces) other way to
demarcate spaces)

Staging TBD

Instruction: Instruction: Instruction: Instruction: Instruction:

GTKY: Name Toss GTKY: Action GTKY: Big Wind GTKY: high five GTKY: group juggle
Names Blows buddy
Warm Up: Warm Up: Emotion
Warm Up: Mirror Warm Up: Catch a Warm Up: Zip Zap Four Corners
Continue the story Exercise story Zoom
(in groups) Practice for
Statues in the Normal Freeze Toilet Paper performance
Aesops Fable Garden Costumes
Mini stories Performance
Brainstorm Big Minefield Improv: Small More costume work
Ideas group With paper grocery Closure
Audience performances bags?
Musical Freeze
Dance Closure Staging four
Another improv corners/ship to
game? Audience shore

Closure Closure Another staging

activity

Closure