Drama Activities

Introduce plays from William Shakespeare by studying the great adaptions from Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb with their Tales From Shakespeare. These are engaging worksheets geared to having your students interact more with the story line and vocabulary used in Midsummer Night's Dream.

Tales From Shakespeare are great adaptions of William Shakespeare's play that allow student to be introduced to the story line in a way they can understand while not being too simplistic. Worksheets, crossword, word search, chapter notes are bundled together based on the story. Answer sheets are provided where necessary.

Check for more Tales From Shakespeare worksheets being posted for each play!!!

Including: The Tempest

Tales From Shakespeare Bundle

A prop box is a container filled with toys and other props that are related to a dramatic play theme. Prop boxes inspire meaningful, imaginative play, which is essential for the development of self-regulation skills.

This packet contains 50 dramatic play prop box themes for you to use! Each prop box theme comes with a cute printable label that you can affix right to the box. You also get a list of items to include in each box, as well as suggested activities for every prop box. You will find over 30 helpful tips that will get you started on using prop boxes in your classroom. In addition, there are 30 pages of printable activities that will help you implement the prop box themes.

Included Dramatic Play Themes:

Archeology

Astronaut

Babies

Bakery

Beach

Bedtime

Birthday

Camping

Candy Store

Car Mechanic

Carpentry

Castle

Chef

Clothing

Circus

Cleaning

Dancing

Detective

Dish Washing

Doctor

Farmer’s Market

Fire Fighter

Fishing

Flower Shop

Garden

Gift Wrap

Grocery Store

Hair Salon

Hot Cocoa Stand

Ice Cream Parlor

Jewelry Store

Laundromat

Magician

Office

Optometrist

Painter

Pet Store

Picnic

Pizza

Post Office

Police Officer

Restaurant

Shoe Store

Scientist

Superhero

Toy Store

Tourist

Train Station

Veterinarian

Wedding

Zoo

I am not throwing away my shot! Hamilton vs. Burr: A Musical Journey through Conflict and Character is an innovative resource designed for upper middle school and lower high school English Language Arts teachers. This engaging packet leverages the powerful narrative of the musical 'Hamilton' to delve into the intricate dynamics between two of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. This literary analysis is an easy way to practice plot, conflict, and character development while enjoying some of the best songs from the Hamilton Musical soundtrack.

Key Highlights:

• Detailed Lyric Analysis: Students will read and annotate the lyrics of key songs, exploring the deep narrative and character development. Song lyrics include Aaron Burr, Sir, My Shot, Wait for It, The Election of 1800, Your Obedient Servant, and The World Was Wide Enough.
• Figurative Language Identification: Enhance literary comprehension by identifying figurative language, fostering a greater appreciation of the songs' poetic elements.
• Critical Character and Conflict Exploration: Thought-provoking questions on conflict, plot, and character are included, promoting analytical skills through a 'Claim, Evidence, Reasoning' framework.
• Cross-Curricular Engagement: Seamlessly integrating music and history with English literature, this resource offers a multi-dimensional learning experience.
• Interactive Google Slides Presentation: A comprehensive presentation with embedded songs enhances classroom engagement and interaction.
• Comprehensive Answer Key: Facilitates teaching and ensures effective learning outcomes.

Extension Opportunities:

• Creative Writing Prompts: Encourage students to write from the perspectives of Hamilton or Burr, deepening their understanding of these historical figures.
• Debate Sessions: Host debates on the decisions and actions of Hamilton and Burr, fostering critical thinking and public speaking skills.
• Research Projects: Students can undertake research projects on the historical accuracy of the musical, comparing it with actual historical events.

'Hamilton vs. Burr: A Musical Journey through Conflict and Character' is more than just a teaching resource; it's a gateway to exploring history, literature, and music in an immersive and captivating way. Prepare to bring the excitement of 'Hamilton' into your classroom and watch as your students develop a richer understanding of literary analysis, historical context, and character study.

Start your class off with these engaging icebreaker dice where students have fun doing animal actions like:

Act; stomp; eat; hop; sound; run... like a... monkey; frog; cat; cow; elephant; lion.

What is this and what should you do?

Each student rolls the action die and the animal die. Students act out whatever they get.

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Let's face it, Shakespeare can be a bit...boring- but not with this Shakespearean Insults activity pack! Get your students laughing while they learn Shakespeare's vocabulary and interact with Shakespeare's plays in a new way.

Perfect for students in grades 6-12!

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS FOR YOUR CLASSROOM OR HOMESCHOOL:

• It Makes Learning Fun: Forget dry lectures! This Shakespeare activity pack is full of games and fun learning like the hilarious insult generator, and a Cards Against Humanity-inspired Battle of Wits- and more to keep students engaged and excited about learning.
• Less Intimidation: Shakespeare can be intimidating, but these literature game activities make it approachable and fun. Students will be surprised at how much they enjoy exploring the Bard's language.
• Saves Your Sanity (and Time): No more spending hours planning lessons. This pack comes with 69 pages of ready-to-use activities. Plus, laminate the game cards and you're set for years to come – talk about a time-saver!
• Keeps Everyone Engaged: Got visual learners, auditory learners, kinesthetic learners? This pack has something for everyone! With Shakespeare quizzes and games, art projects, and more, every student will find a way to connect with Shakespeare’s plays.
• Builds a Powerful Vocabulary: The Shakespeare insult generator, English Language Arts Games, and comprehensive glossaries make learning new words a blast.

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

• Roast (Insult) building game
• Matching Quiz
• Shakespeare trivia
• 3 Glossaries
• What would Shakespeare Say activity
• Music activity
• Art activity- create a comic
• Battle of wits game- verbal smackdown

Synopsis and insults from 12 plays:

• King Lear
• Romeo and Juliet
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• The Taming of the Shrew
• Midsummer Nights Dream
• Julius Caesar
• The Tempest
• Othello
• Merchant of Venice
• Twelfth Night
• Much Ado About Nothing

This pack is a game-changer for anyone who wants to make Shakespeare come alive in their classroom.

If you like this activity pack you may also like this Shakespearean Insult game which is great for dramatic play.

You can also find both resources in the Shakespeare Insults Activity and Game bundle,

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Looking for a fun way to get your students talking, moving, and collaborating? Look no further!

The focus of this breakout is both Shakespeare’s As You Like It. The activities in this breakout game are designed to help students review what they have read in the play. A great review game before a test or quiz. Comes complete with answer key.

A fun, simple toddler and preschool friendly dragon yoga sequence.

Poses: Superhero (locust pose), cobra, down dog, mountain pose

Get your students tuned into Fractured Fairytales in your classroom with this ‘Rapunzels Super Strong Hair’ Readers Theatre Script. This funny and heartwarming script is an engaging and entertaining way to teach students about fractured fairytales.

In this Readers Theatre script, your students will act out the Fairytale of Rapunzel, but with a twist! This Fractured Fairytale tells a different version of Rapunzel, where she learns the power of self-reliance and making sacrifices for the greater good.

Through a series of humorous and heartwarming scenes, your students will act out this fractured fairy tale and learn the importance of finding strength within oneself.

Key Features:

• Educational and Entertaining: This fractured fairy tale readers theatre script combines education and entertainment seamlessly, making it an ideal teaching tool. It's perfect for a fairy tale unit or study! Perfect for literacy sessions or the drama classroom!

• Character Development: The fairytale characters in the script are relatable and well developed, allowing your students to connect with them on a personal level.

• Engaging Dialogue: The witty and heartwarming dialogue keeps students engaged and eager to see what happens next, making it an excellent choice for classroom readings and performances.

• Literacy Sessions or Performing Arts Lessons: Perfect to integrate into your literacy centres or your social emotional learning lessons! A great way for your students to study fractured fairytales and then create their own.

• Lesson on Self-Reliance: The central theme of self-reliance is woven throughout this fractured fairytale readers theatre script, imparting a valuable life lesson to young minds.

• Perfect for Years 3 - 7: Suitable for middle-upper elementary and middle school students, this script can be adapted for various grade levels, ensuring that every student can benefit from its message of self-reliance.

• Fractured Fairy Tales: A fun way to teach Fractured Fairytales and all the wonderful literacy elements that comes along with them.

• Easy to Use: All you need to do is print, staple and go!

By using this ‘Rapunzels Super Strong Hair’ Readers Theatre Script, you can explore fractured fairy tales and have fun while you’re at it. Your students will not only enjoy the entertaining story but will also gain a deeper understanding of different perspectives and the power of storytelling.

Simply download, print, staple and you're good to go! Woo hoo!

Enjoy this fractured fairytale readers theatre script!!

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Teaching a play by William Shakespeare? Want to provide students with a fascinating overview of the author's life, the construction of the Globe Theater, the language of early-modern English, the rhythm of iambic pentameter, and more? This 50-page EDITABLE resource has EVERYTHING you could possibly want to introduce ANY play by William Shakespeare....

This comprehensive bundle includes a Biography of the Bard, an account of the construction of the Globe Theater, handouts and exercises to help students understand Shakespeare's language, a Shakespearean insult generator, worksheets and quizzes introducing students to iambic pentameter, and more.

Here's what you'll find inside this 50-page resource bundle:

• William Shakespeare Biography: This 4-page biography of William Shakespeare explains the conditions of his early life and schooling in Stratford-upon-Avon, how he became involved in the London theater scene, the impact which the death of his son Hamnet had upon his writing career, his gradual transition from comedies to tragedies, and more. Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)

• The Globe Theater: A 2-page handout on what inspired Shakespeare's acting company to build the Globe Theater. A dispute with the landlord of their old theater motivated Shakespeare's company to meet with lanterns in the middle of the night, disassemble their old playhouse, and transport the timber across the Thames River to the plot of land where they would build the Globe. How did the construction of the Globe infuse new life into Shakespeare's company? How would Shakespeare make reference to the Globe in plays written after its construction in 1599? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (4 pages)

• Shakespeare's Language: A 3-page handout on the crucial topic of Shakespeare's language. Literary scholars have pointed out that "the life of Shakespeare's plays is in the language." What's so special about Shakespeare's language? Did he really invent 1,700 new words? What kinds of words did he invent, and how do they contribute to the meaning of his plays? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)

• Renaissance Glossary: This 2-page glossary features 50 words that appear frequently within Shakespeare's plays but are no longer used in modern-day speech: adieu, beseech, ere, fain, naught, prithee, troth, wot, etc. Familiarizing students with this words will make their reading experience much smoother! This glossary includes a definition for each word as well as an example of how it's used in Shakespeare's plays. (2 pages)

• Translation Practice: This 2-page worksheet features 20 brief quotations from a diverse range of Shakespeare's plays. Challenge students to translate each quotation into modern English. This exercise gives students a change to demonstrate their understanding of the words in the Renaissance Glossary. Includes answer key. (4 pages)

• Decode the Idiom: This 1-page worksheet features 12 quotations that feature idioms which Shakespeare invented: wear my heart on my sleeve, all that glitters is not gold, I have a charmed life, as good luck would have it, and more. Challenge students to identify the idiom by filling in the word missing from the quotation. Then have students explain the meaning of the idiom. Includes answer key. (2 pages)

• Blank Verse: A 2-page handout on the when and why Shakespeare employs blank verse (i.e. unrhymed iambic pentameter). This handout explains how blank verse emerged as a popular verse form as well as what distinguished Shakespeare's usage of blank verse. When and why do some of Shakespeare's characters break with the regular rhythms of blank verse? Why might some characters alternate between using verse and prose? (2 pages)

• Scansion Practice: Students learn to identify iambic pentameter by scanning 10 well-known quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (4 pages)

• Quizzes on Meter (x2): The 2 quizzes on meter are designed to asses whether students are able to accurately scan Shakespearean lines. Each quiz features 10 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer keys. (8 pages)

• Shakespearean Insult Generator: Shakespeare's characters are exceptionally creative in their elaboration of insults. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the insults in Shakespeare's plays amount to their own education in wit. If your students are sufficiently mature, you could use this exercise to invite them to generate their own original Shakespearean insults. (2 pages)

The resource will download as a Zip folder which contains the entire 50-page unit in two separate formats: Word Doc *and* PDF. Because the Word Doc is fully EDITABLE, you'll be able to customize it to match your teaching style and/or the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access a PDF version of the full unit — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!

If you have questions about ANYTHING related to Shakespeare, please don't hesitate to get in touch! This unit was designed by a Ph.D. in English who has devoted over 20 years to studying Shakespeare — and who currently teaches a course called "Shakespeare's Masterpieces." I LOVE hearing from fellow teachers who share a passion for great literature. Wishing you an amazing experience with the Swan of Avon!

Happy teaching!

Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.

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Feel free to check out these complete units on Shakespeare's masterpieces:

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Romeo and Juliet

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Julius Caesar

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Macbeth

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Othello

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Hamlet

COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Much Ado About Nothing

Looking for a way to boost engagement, solidify learning, and turn your classroom into a laugh-filled zone? Look no further than the "Act It Out" activity! This dynamic game is more than just fun and giggles; it's a powerful tool that can supercharge your students' learning in any subject and at any age.

Here's how "Act It Out" benefits your students:

• Boosts Engagement: "Act It Out" transforms passive learning into active participation. Students become invested in the learning process as they take center stage to act out scenarios.
• Solidifies Understanding: By physically portraying key concepts, students gain a deeper understanding that goes beyond memorization. Laughter further strengthens those connections, making information more memorable.
• Enhances Creativity: "Act It Out" encourages students to think creatively as they interpret and portray information in a new way.
• Fun for All Ages & Subjects: The beauty of "Act It Out" is its versatility. It can be adapted to any subject and age group, making it a valuable tool for every educator's toolbox.

Ready to transform your classroom into a place of laughter and learning? Let's get acting!

"Act It Out" is the perfect solution for teachers who want to:

• Make learning fun and engaging
• Improve student comprehension and retention
• Foster creativity and critical thinking skills
• Create a more positive and interactive learning environment

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Elevate your theatre production with our comprehensive Production Character Scene Breakdown Template! Perfect for plays or musicals and ideal for directors, stage managers, and students, this dynamic tool is designed to streamline your classroom script analysis or assist in production planning.
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This editable Google Sheets template provides a structured, easy-to-use format for organizing your rehearsal planning both plays and musicals. Featuring an example page, it offers a clear guide to effectively utilizing the template for your specific needs.
Key Features

• Character Scene Breakdown: Effortlessly track which characters appear in each scene, making script analysis, rehearsal calendar planning, and actor tracking more efficient.
• Rehearsal Scheduling: The pre-programmed second sheet lists characters by scene, assisting the creation of rehearsal schedules. Directors can easily prioritize scenes with similar character groupings, optimizing rehearsal time.
• Actor and Ensemble Tracking: Organize scenes by character or actor, ensuring each ensemble member knows exactly which scenes they are involved in. Keep detailed notes on each scene to track specific roles ensemble is covering in each scene.
• Versatile Use: Whether you're directing a full-scale production or conducting a classroom exercise in stage management, directing, or script analysis, this template adapts to your workflow, making it an indispensable tool for theatre professionals and educators alike.

Ideal For

• Directors: Streamline your production planning and maximize rehearsal efficiency.
• Stage Managers: Gain a comprehensive overview of character appearances to facilitate seamless scene transitions and actor communication.
• Students: Perfect for those studying direction and stage management, providing a practical approach to understanding script structure and character interactions.

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Five Christmas play scripts for just $18, each is usually priced at $5.50.

Firstly, a funny Christmas play that revolves around Holly the Elf. After being accidentally taken to the North Pole one Christmas Eve, she stayed until adulthood and grew up thinking she was an elf herself. One day she found out she was a human, and decided to go and visit her biological father. On arrival she wasn’t welcomed by her father but soon the family grew to like Holly, and she also found a boyfriend. But then everything changed when she fell out with her father and she decided to leave. However, as she was walking alone, she heard a crash; when she went to investigate, she noticed it was her good friend, Santa. Her family catch up with her and together they all manage to lift Christmas spirit and power Santa’s sleigh.

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Secondly, we have a funny Christmas play that revolves around the town of Bootown, where all the Boos love Christmas. In fact they love Christmas so much it is all they talk about! However, a mysterious outcast lives to the North of the town; this outcast hates Christmas and anything to do with the festive time of year. This outcast is called the Grouch! The play follows the story of Mary-Boo and her family as they open up to the Grouch, and try to show him what Christmas is all about. However, the Grouch has his own plans to ruin Christmas for the town, and steals all the presents on Christmas eve. He has a change of heart however when he hears the town enjoying Christmas even though he had stolen all of the presents. His heart grows and he quickly returns the gifts and takes part in all the festivities.

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Thirdly, we have a play script for A Christmas Carol, however it is a modern remake that is based in a school - with the head teacher being Ebenezer Scrooge - you can change the names of the characters to teachers in your school, or to rhyme with teachers in your school as I did (if they have a sense of humour)! There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 20-22 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles too.

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Then, we have a funny play called Santa's Successor. The script follows the story line of a man who accidentally disrupts Santa's deliveries and has to take over his route before finding his way to Santa's work shop. He then slowly starts turning into Santa, which everybody else finds hard to believe! There are song recommendations throughout the script, with a mixture of traditional Christmas songs and modern songs. There are 20-22 speaking parts, with additional non-speaking roles too. The play is around 40-50 minutes long.

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And finally a play script for A Christmas Carol; it is a traditional version that follows Ebenezer Scrooge's hauntings through the night of Christmas Eve. There are song recommendations throughout the script and roles for 20-22 speaking parts.

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Links to the individual play scripts are below:

• Holly the Christmas Elf
• Santa's Successor
• A Christmas Carol (A School Remix)
• A Christmas Carol (Traditional Version)
• The Grouch

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Teach your students about conflict management through this engaging Passive, Assertive, or Aggressive AVID improv game. This would be perfect to pair with your passive, assertive, or aggressive lesson OR used as a fun team building game. This is also a great way for students to practice their public speaking skills.

Directions:

• Each slide will have a number and that number represents how many actors will participate in the improv.
• Actors will be given a challenge to act out a different scenario and will decide who plays what role as a team.
• Actors should draw a card to decide if they are playing a passive, assertive, or aggressive role.
• They must portray a passive, assertive, or aggressive tone as they act out the scenario.
• The student audience will try to guess what tone each actor is portraying.

*consider having audience teams and points

What's Included:

• 1 direction slide
• 1 teach slide with definitions and examples of passive, assertive, and aggressive behaviors
• 15 scenario slides

Some Scenario Examples:

• At a police station being interrogated
• Girl Scouts selling cookies to someone
• News anchor just before the apocalypse

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Embark on a wild adventure of creativity with our Animals Paper Crowns set! This delightful collection features 47 hat templates, offering an exciting craft coloring activity for kids.

Bring out the artist in your little ones as they explore the animal kingdom through this engaging crafting experience. With a diverse range of animal templates, the possibilities are endless. From lions to elephants, butterflies to dogs, this set sparks the imagination and provides hours of coloring fun.

Perfect for parties, playdates, or as a classroom activity, these paper crowns are not just hats; they're a gateway to a world of creativity and exploration. Let kids choose their favorite animals, unleash their artistic flair with vibrant colors, and then proudly wear their custom-designed crowns.

What comes in the product:

- SET OF 47 Paper Hat templates (Black & white)

- Set includes: dog, cat, deer, panda, and more…!

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In this lesson, students learn interesting facts about the modern Broadway composer, Leonard Bernstein and his work, as they complete several projects including a WebQuest (Internet Scavenger Hunt) to answer questions about the topic. A complete answer key is provided for the WebQuest for easy grading, along with resources for both teachers and students. The student questions are included in both a print version and a digital (editable) version to make it easy for students to complete the lesson digitally or on paper. Then, students research their choice of one of his famous musicals and create a presentation or a video about it using their choice of Web 2.0 tools such as Adobe Creative Express (formerly Adobe Spark), eMaze, Canva, etc. (all are free, no download needed) or by using Microsoft Office or Google Apps. A full list of software/technology options is listed in the student lesson instructions and includes links to tutorials. For classrooms with limited technology, this lesson can be completed with students working in pairs or small groups. The completed presentations can be shared with the rest of the class if the teacher chooses.

This lesson is intended to be an introduction to the topic and was designed for middle school (grades 6-8) but could be used in high school as well. This lesson could be used in a music, drama, history or technology class and is also a great lesson to leave for a substitute teacher!

Files included:

· Teacher & Student Resources

· Learning about Leonard Bernstein WebQuest Activity (print and
editable digital files included)

· Learning about Leonard Bernstein WebQuest Answer Key

· Musical Compositions of Leonard Bernstein Project Expectations with Rubric

Approximate Lesson Duration:

· WebQuest - 1 (50 minute) class period

· Presentation / Video Project (including research) – 2-4 (50 minute) class periods

· Optional: additional time for students to present their project to the class (time will vary depending on class size).

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A thorough lesson plan on the well-known drama "An Inspector Calls" by J.D. Priestley. The play's action takes place in an industrial city in England, where a young girl kills herself and a well-known British family is routinely investigated in relation to the death. All of the family members are either directly or indirectly implicated in the girl's downfall. As a result, an inspector calls to investigate the family. Before the evening is done, the close-knit and amiable family is revealed to be cowardly, selfish, or self-centered, its good humor turning to sour, and its pleasant fellowship to despised.

Every step of the 90-minute lesson is included in the lesson plan. It includes the 'An Inspector Calls || 7 Minute Summary' YouTube video from the Easy as GCSE channel. A student worksheet that may be printed has a lot of activities and answers at the end.

Enjoy teaching classic literature to your students!

Looking for a fun way to get your students practicing social skills through dramatic pretend play? This Lemonade Stand dramatic pretend play center is perfect to incorporate into your classroom encouraging playing roles of going to a lemonade stand!

What is dramatic play?

It’s the kind of play where kids take on roles and act them out as a way of exploring themselves and their surroundings. By pretending to be someone—or something—else, children can learn new ways to express themselves, share thoughts and ideas, and even get in touch with their feelings.

Dramatic play is a very important part of childhood development. Students will engage in literacy, self-regulation, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and social skills. They will be interacting with one another in positive ways and learning so much without realizing it!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• Lemonade stand sign
• How to make lemonade sign
• labels (lemon, sugar, straw, cups, ice cubes, spoons)
• Pay here/pick up here signs
• Variety of lemon cutouts
• Menu with pricing
• We are open sign
• We are closed sign
• Fresh lemonade $5 sign
• Lemonade banner

All of the hard work is done for you. Simply print and cut out the LOW PREP pages and laminate them for use year after year.

Optionally you can add hard goods to make it more interactive.

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Feeling like your lessons in your curriculum are forgettable or lack zing? Make learning stick with this dramatic play and catchy rhymes. Hard G and Soft G is just another rules based lesson, right? Oh, NOT today, my friend. You have found the Hard G/Soft G full lesson plan that will have your students begging for more. This 39 page activity pack has everything you need to bring the lesson to life. From step by step teacher directions to an assessment of the skill, this complete unit is packed full of engaging activities. Come take a look at what's inside and learn Hard G and Soft G with The 3 Billy Goats Gruff!

Take a at my preview for a better look at what is included and the quality of the design.

I also have my Hard and Soft C Pack has another great dramatic play and rhymes-so check that out when you teach that lesson. Or better yet, GET THE BUNDLE and save some $. Getting 2 AWESOMES in one download. YES!

What You'll Get Inside:

• Full Lesson Plan for Hard G
• Full Lesson Plan for Soft G
• One Cat Crown for structured dramatic play
• 3 Goat Crowns for structured dramatic play
• 6 Goat Bodies with different letters
• 5 Grass Tufts-with letters to learn the rules
• 1 Giant Troll Crown
• 1 Interactive poem anchor chart for Hard G
• 1 Poem Anchor Chart for Hard G in Color
• 1 Black/White Student Worksheet for Hard G
• 1 Interactive poem anchor chart for Soft G
• 1 Poem Anchor Chart for Soft G in Color
• 1 Black/White Student Worksheet for Soft G
• 1 Colored Anchor chart with both poems to save space
• 1 Interactive poem anchor chart for Soft G
• Bump Game Rules, Directions and 3 Versions of the Game
• 2 Versions of Word Sorts
• 1 Bonus Giant Troll...because kids LOVE the Troll!

This pack is perfect for late Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade phonics learners and any student learning phonics rules. It includes whole class instruction, with teacher directed dramatic play, poems, guided practice, a game for a center rotation and independent work. Designed to keep even the most wiggly students engaged.

Common Core Alignment:

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3: I can know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

✏️CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.1.3: I can decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

What's in the Lesson Plan?

• Dramatic Play involving Goats /g/ and Giant /j/ Troll on a Bridge /j/
• Students learn a poem for the rules behind Hard G and the rules behind Soft G
• As the poem is learned, the dramatic play of the Three Billy Goats Gruff continues with each line as the other students perform arm motions to the rhyme.
• Students interact with the anchor charts to solidify WHEN g says /g/ and WHEN g says /j/
• Students create their own anchor chart to further stick the learning
• The lesson wraps up with an anchor chart for the room for reference to the Hard G and Soft G rule with the characters of Cat and Mice that students won't forget.
• Follow up with a Bump it Game in Center rotations for a few days and finally, an assessment of the skill with a Word Sort with variations for different learning levels.

You will LOVE this because:

It is DONE for you. AND it's pretty cute.

The students will beg to say the poem and 'do the acting' (Secretly learning...SHH teacher magic)

It makes a sometimes boring topic come to life and the students will REMEMBER the rule and apply it. WIN. WIN.

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Dive into the festive spirit of Pancake Day and Shrove Tuesday with these engaging Paper Craft Crown Templates, perfect for learners in kindergarten, preschool & early elementary. This hands on art set offers 6 black & white designs. Ideal for classroom activities, morning work, centers or as a creative task for early finishers. Transform your students learning into an interactive celebration of Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday, making it an unforgettable part of their educational journey.

Ways to use these crown crafts:

1. Literacy Integration: Integrate the Pancake Day/Shrove Tuesday crown craft into literacy lessons by having your students write short stories or poems about Pancake Day and then present them wearing their crowns.
2. Math Connections: Incorporate math lessons by challenging students to solve pancake-themed math problems before they earn pieces of their crown to color and assemble.
3. Cultural Studies: Use the crown-making activity as an opportunity to teach students about the history and significance of Shrove Tuesday and how it is celebrated in different parts of the world. After the discussion, students can decorate their crowns with symbols or phrases that reflect what they've learned about the traditions and practices of various cultures on this day.
4. Community Building: You can use these crafts to foster a sense of community and teamwork in the classroom by organizing a Pancake Day parade or a crown-wearing ceremony.

Side Pieces Included:

1. Pancakes: Stack 'Em High!
2. Syrup and Smiles on Shrove Tuesday.
3. Flip, Flip, Hooray for Pancake Day!
4. Batter Up for Shrove Tuesday Fun!
5. Flipping Fun on Shrove Tuesday!

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This resource features two fun, interactive activities to bring Shakespeare's famous tragedy of ambition and guilt, Macbeth, into the current day! In this 50 minute lesson plan with accompanying materials, your classroom will transform into a real life "tweeter-world" in which students will create tweeter accounts for characters in the play and interact with one another through their tweeter pages. The Snap Chatter worksheet and assignment is perfect for an engaging homework or sub-plan that your students will look forward to working on and sharing with their friends. Your students will thank you for offering such fun ways to connect with the play and will not even realize how much they are learning by digging deep into the text. Both activities work perfectly for a Friday or any day that students need a mental break and a chance to tap into their creativity!

Product Includes:

• Meticulously-explained lesson plan
• 2-Page Tweeter graphic organizer in color and in black and white
• Snap Chatter graphic organizer and assignment

This is the perfect activity for when a school vacation is coming up and you’re scrounging for lesson ideas. I always like to use it prior to a break; while so many other classes are watching movies, you have a practically hands-free lesson that your students (and administration) will love!

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Also, check out these great products by Language Arts Excellence to complement your unit on Macbeth:

⭐ Macbeth Anticipation Activity

⭐ Macbeth ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Macbeth Socratic Seminar

⭐ Macbeth Hot Seat

⭐ Macbeth Quote Posters

⭐ Macbeth "Silent Conversation" Quote Pass Activity

⭐ Shakespeare Resource Bundle

⭐ Shakespeare Bell Ringer Journal Prompts

⭐ Shakespeare ESCAPE ROOM

⭐ Introduction to Shakespeare Powerpoint

⭐ Shakespeare Scavenger Hunt

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