DRAMA ACTIVITIES IN THE PRE-K CLASSROOM

Megan OteriProfessional Development

Specialist

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INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

Name and Interest Tableaux

Hand Animals

Paint the Box

1.Debussy Music

TABLEAU

Name and Interest Tableaux

What is a tableau?

Tableau: A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

Some refer to tableau as a frozen picture.

Create a tableau that represents an interest or something about yourself.

HAND ANIMALSBesides the face, the hands are the

most animated body part

Animal Hand Puppets Activity

How could you use this activity in your classroom as a literacy activity?

Could students create Hand Puppets for different learning activities (dramatize letters and numbers)?

PANTOMIME –PAINTING THE BOX

Painting the Box Activity from www.childdrama.com

Debussy Music (7:48)

What is pantomime?

Pantomime - express or represent (something) by extravagant and exaggerated mime.

Pantomime sitting/standing in your favorite place in your dream house (anywhere in the world)

TABLEAUSWhat is a tableau?

Tableau -- A group of models or motionless figures representing a scene from a story or from history; a tableau vivant.

Tableau movie example: Snow

White Drama Tableaux

HANDS-ON TABLEAU ACTIVITY

Group Activity:  Look at Wilson Partnership for Children library and select a story or nursery rhyme. As a group (3-4 people) create a tableau re-enacting a scene from the story.

Share with the group (if you choose).

Think. Pair. Share.

How could you use tableaux in your classroom?

BREAK

7:20 – 7:30 pm

DRAMA RESO URCES IN L EN DING L IBRARY

Where is the WPFC lending library? Who has checked out materials from the lending library?

Dramatic Play Area is fully stocked with puppets, pop-up books, library books, dramatic play props, and other imaginative items for you to use in your classroom/center.

Stations to Get to know Wilson Partnership for Children Lending Library items and possible dramatic play and drama activities you can use in your classroom.

DRAMA SPEED DATING

Speed Dating Stations:1. Station 1: The Princess and the Dragon

2. Station 2: Magic Tea Set

3. Station 3: Down the Rabbit Hole

4. Station 4: Puppet Scripts  

5. Station 5: Nursery Rhyme Charades

6. Station 6: Explore Lending Library

 

 

SHARE AN ACTIVITY

Share out drama activity from one of the stations

Share an idea for a future lesson

Ideas

Resources – Check-out procedures (Mary Artis)

Clean-up

CLOSING

Survey

Hand-out Certificates

Contact Info: On Hand-out and website

Megan Oteri

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