Curated OER
Creative Dramatics
Young scholars create a pantomime. In this cooperative learning lesson, students are given a scenario to pantomime. Young scholars work in small groups and then create and perform a pantomime for the class.
Curated OER
The Dancing Flute
Students use a cardboard tubes as props as they create their own dance steps to express the emotions invoked in a portion of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Lesson: Telling a Story Through Dance
In this lesson plan from ArtsEdge, students focus on the ballet, "Nutcracker," while learning about storytelling through dance and movement. Provides assessment criteria, a list of sources and links to use for references.