Write down situations on a piece of paper.
1. Girl come home with a puppy and tries to convince her mom to keep it.
2. Customer is trying to return an umbrella with a hole in it, the store clerk is giving him/her a hard time.
3. Mother and daughter are going on a long flight. One is very nervous, the other is trying to calm the other down.
Rules when acting out skits:
1. Students can not use real words.
2. Can only have conversation with each each other using alphabet letters or numbers.
* this activity places emphasis on gestures and tone of voice.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Classroom tips
Sometimes you have an easy class where everyone gets along and you don't have to do all this, but if you get a rowdy bunch make sure to:
1. Class structure- A begin class with the same exercise, then new exercises, and end class with a recap.
2.Plan- It is important to have a lesson plan, make sure that your plan is flexible. Always plan extra activities just in case one activity isn't going well you can move on. If an activity is going extra well you can also stretch it.
3. Small Groups-I learned that smaller groups of 4-5 students worked much better than doing the games all together. Some students got bored waiting for there turn to go in front of class. Small groups keep students engaged and then they would perform in front of each other.
4. Randomly select groups, I would line students up and place them in groups, tried to make sure there were mixed gender groups. If you have a particularly challenging group of students it is best to have the groups pre-selected.
**It really is beneficial for you to pick the groups because:
-some children get nervous when they have to form their own group, creates social tension
-one kid always gets picked last, and that does not help with confidence
-the children tend to pick the same group every time which does not help the class mix
-You can pick personalities that you know will mix well in group
-you won't have to worry about two trouble makers in the same group
1. Class structure- A begin class with the same exercise, then new exercises, and end class with a recap.
2.Plan- It is important to have a lesson plan, make sure that your plan is flexible. Always plan extra activities just in case one activity isn't going well you can move on. If an activity is going extra well you can also stretch it.
3. Small Groups-I learned that smaller groups of 4-5 students worked much better than doing the games all together. Some students got bored waiting for there turn to go in front of class. Small groups keep students engaged and then they would perform in front of each other.
4. Randomly select groups, I would line students up and place them in groups, tried to make sure there were mixed gender groups. If you have a particularly challenging group of students it is best to have the groups pre-selected.
**It really is beneficial for you to pick the groups because:
-some children get nervous when they have to form their own group, creates social tension
-one kid always gets picked last, and that does not help with confidence
-the children tend to pick the same group every time which does not help the class mix
-You can pick personalities that you know will mix well in group
-you won't have to worry about two trouble makers in the same group
Welcome
Hi my name is Ariel Olivas and I was a theatre teacher/teacher's aide for RCT, Riverside Children's Theatre for about 5 years. When I was teaching I found myself looking online for hours trying to find fun acting exercises to do with my class that were new to the children and new to me. I recently found my lesson plan book with all the activities we did in class and I thought that it would be nice to share them as a resource to other theatre teachers. Hope you enjoy.
ps. check out my website http://ArielOlivas.com
ps. check out my website http://ArielOlivas.com
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