The Journey to Dance and Drama Education

Corridor of Voices What is it? This strategy requires students to stand in two lines facing each other with their arms up to make an arch or "corridor" to walk through. Students begin to go through the corridor as everybody makes statements about a certain theme or issue. This can be used to convey certain emotions that a character of a story may be feeling by having students make statements similar to those made in the story. Another idea is to have students say nice things about those walking through the corridor of voices. Accommodations:  This strategy allows for various intelligences to be used and would thus benefit a range of different learners. Students with ADHD or  ADD would benefit from an activity like this as it gets them up and out of their seat. It would also be very beneficial for auditory or verbal learners. If there is a student who is in a wheelchair this activity could also be done by having two rows of chairs facing each other and arms up in the...

Grade 4: Poetry in Motion Part 1: Description for form of dance and the dance elements: Using dance and movement exploration as a tool, students will examine the power of poetry to express feelings using their body. Students will work in groups to create movement phrases based on snippets of poetry that they assemble into sequence that makes sense to them. Collage : a choreographic form consisting of a series of phrases that are often unrelated but have been brought together to create a single dance with a beginning, middle, and end. Dance Literacy : using dance to communicate ideas/themes from other disciplines and from life. (Interdisciplinary). Movement Exploration : guided and improvised movement explorations with the intent to develop a movement vocabulary. Elements of Dance/Fundamental Concepts: using the fundamental components of dance, which include the following: body, energy, relationship, time, space. Element of Dance: Relationship ; using differe...

Grade 7: Geography - Physical Changes in Patterns   Natural Disasters Drama Strategy/Convection Used: Movement Sequences: Students will position their body in sequences from 1-7 to portray their emotions in a narrative about a volcano eruption read by the teacher. Voice Over Narration: As the teacher narrates the story, the students will freely make actions, taking the role of the character. Role on the Wall: Using an outline drawing of the planet, students will reflect on how the Earth looks on the outside, and how it could feel on the inside. News Reporting: Students will explore a variety of natural disasters that have occured over time.  Once they have explored the natural disasters, students will think about the emotions and feelings earth may have felt during that time.  In pairs, the students will reenact a news reporter scene: one student being the reporter and the other being the earth and discussing how their experience and feelings as the earth...