Description
This is a comprehensive, advanced stage movement unit designed to introduce your drama or theater students to the Laban Movement Method, designed for high school drama, advanced theatre, and musical theatre classes. Learn the Four Components of Laban Movement—Direction, Time, Weight, and Flow—each with two contrasting qualities.
This ready-to-use resource includes lessons, activities, and an assessment that help students analyze, practice, and apply movement techniques to create authentic, emotionally driven characters.
This unit is designed for both in-person instruction and as a ready-to-use substitute teacher plan. The materials are simple for students to follow along with the included worksheet.
Learning Objectives
Students will ...
✅ Watch and analyze professional performances from The Wedding Singer, Wicked, Newsies, and The Descendants to see how actors use movement to tell a story.
✅ Explore how facial expressions and movement combine by studying clips from Snow White Ballet and Encanto on Ice.
✅ Apply their knowledge by completing a Laban Movement Chart and creating an original character movement profile.
✅ Demonstrate understanding with a Day 3 Test/Assessment covering the Four Components and their application in performance.
What is included in the editable listing
- Comprehensive Slideshow: A 50-page editable presentation that includes a review of basic movement terms and a deep dive into the Laban's Method , complete with definitions, video examples, and observations to keep students engaged. Key vocabulary is underlined on the slides, making it simple for students to follow along.
- Guided Worksheet: A fill-in-the-blank worksheet that directly follows the slideshow, ensuring students actively participate and retain information.
- Written Test & Answer Keys: A final test to assess student knowledge of key terms and concepts, complete with answer keys for quick grading.
- Bonus! Detailed, ready-to-use sub plans that make it easy for a substitute to deliver the lesson without a hitch.
What is included
Teacher Resources
★ Slide 1 - 3 > Product Description and Table of Contents
★ Slide 4 - 7 > Two formats of lesson plans (Sub & Student)
★ Slide 8 - 9 > Worksheets for slideshow
★ Slide 10 > > > Character Creation Page
★ Slide 11 > > > Performance Rubric
★ Slide 12 - 14 > Written Test
★ Slide 15 - 19 > Answer Key for the worksheet & Rest
★ Slide 10 > > > Thank you!
Student Worksheets
PDF > > > Student Worksheets *Individual Worksheets
Slideshow
Pg 1 - 38 > > Editable Slideshow
- Easy to share with students over online classrooms or through email.
If you like this check out my other units.
Drama 1: Beginning Movement (Stage Directions, Body Positions, & Levels)
Drama 2: Intermediate Movement (Anne Bogart's Viewpoints)
Drama 3: Advanced Movement (Laban Movement Method)
Drama 1: Beginning Voice (Terms, Mechanisms, & Qualities)
Drama 1: Intermediate Voice (Projection, Articulation, & Expression)
Drama 3: Advanced Voice (Anne Bogart's Viewpoints)
Performance Units
More Coming Soon :)
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Check out this Directors Bundle
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Drama 3: Laban Movement Method with Sub Plans (Advanced Theater Movement)
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Description
This is a comprehensive, advanced stage movement unit designed to introduce your drama or theater students to the Laban Movement Method, designed for high school drama, advanced theatre, and musical theatre classes. Learn the Four Components of Laban Movement—Direction, Time, Weight, and Flow—each with two contrasting qualities.
This ready-to-use resource includes lessons, activities, and an assessment that help students analyze, practice, and apply movement techniques to create authentic, emotionally driven characters.
This unit is designed for both in-person instruction and as a ready-to-use substitute teacher plan. The materials are simple for students to follow along with the included worksheet.
Learning Objectives
Students will ...
✅ Watch and analyze professional performances from The Wedding Singer, Wicked, Newsies, and The Descendants to see how actors use movement to tell a story.
✅ Explore how facial expressions and movement combine by studying clips from Snow White Ballet and Encanto on Ice.
✅ Apply their knowledge by completing a Laban Movement Chart and creating an original character movement profile.
✅ Demonstrate understanding with a Day 3 Test/Assessment covering the Four Components and their application in performance.
What is included in the editable listing
- Comprehensive Slideshow: A 50-page editable presentation that includes a review of basic movement terms and a deep dive into the Laban's Method , complete with definitions, video examples, and observations to keep students engaged. Key vocabulary is underlined on the slides, making it simple for students to follow along.
- Guided Worksheet: A fill-in-the-blank worksheet that directly follows the slideshow, ensuring students actively participate and retain information.
- Written Test & Answer Keys: A final test to assess student knowledge of key terms and concepts, complete with answer keys for quick grading.
- Bonus! Detailed, ready-to-use sub plans that make it easy for a substitute to deliver the lesson without a hitch.
What is included
Teacher Resources
★ Slide 1 - 3 > Product Description and Table of Contents
★ Slide 4 - 7 > Two formats of lesson plans (Sub & Student)
★ Slide 8 - 9 > Worksheets for slideshow
★ Slide 10 > > > Character Creation Page
★ Slide 11 > > > Performance Rubric
★ Slide 12 - 14 > Written Test
★ Slide 15 - 19 > Answer Key for the worksheet & Rest
★ Slide 10 > > > Thank you!
Student Worksheets
PDF > > > Student Worksheets *Individual Worksheets
Slideshow
Pg 1 - 38 > > Editable Slideshow
- Easy to share with students over online classrooms or through email.
If you like this check out my other units.
Drama 1: Beginning Movement (Stage Directions, Body Positions, & Levels)
Drama 2: Intermediate Movement (Anne Bogart's Viewpoints)
Drama 3: Advanced Movement (Laban Movement Method)
Drama 1: Beginning Voice (Terms, Mechanisms, & Qualities)
Drama 1: Intermediate Voice (Projection, Articulation, & Expression)
Drama 3: Advanced Voice (Anne Bogart's Viewpoints)
Performance Units
More Coming Soon :)
Want help organizing your after school play?
Check out this Directors Bundle
Help me build a strong supportive community.
