Art Form: Theatre
Supplies Needed
I Believe I Can book
Vocabulary
Pantomime - show or represent without using sound
Scene - where something happens or happened
Facial Expression - using your face to show emotion
Theatre - a dramatic literature or its performance; drama
Perform - to present to an audience
Audience - the group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a performance
Instructions
1. Identify and discuss different settings, events, and characters in the story.
2. Choose your favorite event from the story.
3. Discuss how an actor uses their voice, body, and face to tell a story.
4. Discuss how you could pantomime the event. Remember to use your facial expressions and body to act out the scene with no sound.
5. Practice and perform your scene in front of an audience. Don’t forget to take a bow when you are finished.
Extensions
Choose 3 events (first, second, third) from the story and act them out in order.
Perform a pantomime to represent the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
About
The REimagining and Accelerating Literacy through Arts Integration (REALAI) grant supports the literacy achievement of 3,200 students and 170 teachers, media specialists, and literacy coaches across six schools in Georgia and South Carolina.
In addition to professional learning for educators, this project contributes significantly to school library collections through the purchase of developmentally appropriate and culturally relevant books.
This grant also includes parent events to provide families with access to books and other content about how to support their child’s reading development.