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Freeze Frames
Students perform a series of stories or events. In this performing arts lesson, students strike a pose to create a picture from an event in a text. Students reflect on the characters and story line from the text.
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The Life and Music of Celia Cruz
Pupils create a set and design a costume for a musical performance. In this Life of Celia Cruz activity, students study biographical facts about Celia Cruz on the exhibition web site. Then pupils share their creations with the class.
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 2 - Role Play
Pupils discuss and role play various careers in order to become familiar with the curriculum of the book "Paws in Jobland". In this introductory instructional activity, students pretend they do a certain job, and answer written questions...
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4-H Performing Arts/Recreation Activity Page
As part of exploring different activities, middle schoolers delve into performing arts as part of this activity sheet. Learners also get to share their favorite activities.
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Incorporating Thoreau And Theatre
Students investigate the writings of Thoreau. They read passages orally and look for words of imagery in the text. Students also answer a series of questions and they convert passages of writing into theatrical presentations in order to...
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Restaging Julius Ceasar
Young scholars engage in a lesson looking at a major scene of a Shakespeare play. They assume the role play of being the director and apply problem solving skills in order to conduct the scene. Others must switch roles and take on the...
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Barn Dance
Students will read historical realistic fiction, examine and recount the cultural similarities and diffferences between life and times of those characters in the story and their own life. Listen to music and learn a dance to accompany...
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Reel or Real?
Students compare and contrast a live versus an animated performance of the same title. They view and take notes during the animated version, take a field trip to observe the live version, and write an opinion on which performance is most...
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Puppets 'n' Plays
Middle schoolers reinforce communication skills, create the puppets, write or improvise dialog for them, and put on a play.
Library of Congress
Loc: Performing Arts Encyclopedia
This performing arts encyclopedia guides readers through the collections and exhibitions maintained by the Library of Congress.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Fundamentals of Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course on the fundamentals of music.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Harmony and Counterpoint Ii
A complete, undergraduate level online class on harmony in music. Resource includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to World Music
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Popular Musics of the World
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
National Arts Centre (Canada)
National Arts Centre: Arts Alive
This elaborate resource explores music, theater, and dance in Canadian culture. Find excellent descriptions of major performing arts concepts, biographies of significant artists, examples of significant works, and detailed teacher's...
Yale University
Yale: Mexicans: Mythology, Movement & Masterpiece
This drama curriculum unit features a bibliography, information about storytelling, mythology, oral readings, and the like--suitable for grade school students in the 5th grade and adaptable for other grades.
Other
School of Cinema and Performing Arts: Summer Youth Programs
Information about summer programs at the School of Cinema and Performing Arts for middle and high school students interested in careers in filmmaking, acting, urban dance, music video production, or photography. Browse the school's site...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Theater
Take a one-minute quick tour through the history of theater. View a theatrical performance and be a theater critic. Visit the theater and learn about makeup, sound, lighting, costumes and visit the scene shop to learn about scenery...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Sunday Arts: Archive
Use the archive page of SundayArts to search for past feature stories, SundayArts videos, and SundayArts blogs.
Province of British Columbia
British Columbia Ministry of Education: Drama 8 to 10 [Pdf]
A curriculum document with suggested activities and resources for teaching drama in grades 8-10. Explores imagination and basic drama skills such as body, voice, and technique.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Shadowbox Theatre
Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.
Employment Spot
Employment Spot: Hollywood Jobs
Who hasn't dreamed of running off to Hollywood and rubbing elbows with the rich and famous? And it isn't only aspiring actors, writers and directors who dream. After all, the stars need someone to cook for them, fix their computers,...
South Carolina Educational Television
Kids Work! Real People: Actor
Interview [1:14] with a cast member of the stage production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" in which she answers questions about her job as an actor, her qualifications, and other career-related issues.
Pequeno Artista (Brazil)
Pequeno Artista
Site focuses on children's arts, including visual arts, poetry, music, painting, short stories, film, books, dance, and games. Also offers some fun science projects and interesting facts to enhance a child's overall knowledge of his/her...