Foos for Thought
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
About the store
A writer and educator, Elizabeth Foos is the director of Foos for Thought, a Creative Learning resource company designed to support learning for all ages and abilities. The driving force behind projects and programs like Ziggy’s Arts Adventure from Louisiana Public television (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mLYVk4EWY&t=42s) that help build community and empower each individual to succeed, Foos works with nonprofit, private, and public sectors. Training educators, administrators, and staff in afterschool and summer youth programs to create and implement effective, equitable learning experiences for over twenty years, Foos collaborates with scientists and learning-through-the-arts experts to facilitate understanding about how our brains learn. Dedicated to activating the power of our minds, Foos builds instructional materials, products, programming, animations and digital video content that help thousands discover, learn and grow more equitably.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (READERS' THEATER SCRIPT)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas- (Reader’s Theater Script)This simple script is a stage adaptation of Dr. Seuss’s wonderful children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas that features the language and rhyme scheme of the original book. Retold in 2 short scenes with 9 speaking parts that include 3 narrators, students will love staging this story that’s always a favorite part of the holiday season. For use with students in 1st - 8th grade, the script can be enjoyed by students in the classroom
Not Specific
Drama, Reading
Costume Design Worksheet
Costume Design WorksheetThis worksheet guides students through the creation of the costume design needed to accurately and effectively dress a character for a stage play, dance recital, seasonal event or other production. By thinking up details about the character and their action in the story, students explore key details and events of the story, while learning about the different essential considerations and options available when costuming a performer. The worksheet has space for students t
Not Specific
Drama, For All Subjects, Visual Arts
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Concept Deconstruction Worksheet
Concept Deconstruction Worksheet- (Thinking Strategy)This worksheet guides the process of identifying the core concepts within a topic or discovering the root of a breakdown. Starting with developing a working definition of the topic/main concept, this worksheet then creates 3 keywords which can be used to build an outline, plan for teaching or research, or recognize the best first step toward resolution. Also helping identify pre-existing personal relationships with the main concept, this works
Not Specific
For All Subjects
Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Let’s Stage a Show! (Production Packet)This collection guides adults and youth (ages 4-18) through the planning process for creating and performing a stage production. Put on a play, dance recital, holiday pageant, summer musical, talent show or any other event attended by an audience anywhere (even if there's no stage). Prompting the thinking and planning needed at each step from script writing worksheets and audition rubrics to the tools used to track costumes and set before and during a show.
Not Specific
Dance, Drama, Music
Rubric- Acting Audition
Acting Audition RubricQuickly and equitably assess acting performances with this easy-to-use audition rubric. Clear criteria for evaluation include focus, body and emotional characterization, volume (ability to project one's voice), and effort so this rubric can serve as documentation for all parties to better understand the evaluation and scores given. With three rubrics per page, this tool is designed for quick assessment of multiple individuals at the same time during group auditions so up
Not Specific
Drama
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Set Design Worksheet
Set Design WorksheetThis worksheet guides students through the creation of the scenery design needed to accurately and effectively stage a play, story, or historical moment. By thinking up details about the setting and action in the story, students explore key details and events of the story, while learning about the different options available when staging a scene. Space for students to draw the setting from the audience’s point of view is provided with lines for students to write a descripti
Not Specific
Drama, English Language Arts, Social Studies
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Script Writing Worksheet
Script Writing WorksheetThis worksheet guides students through the creation of an original skit, play, or scene. By thinking up dialogue for the characters to say and action for them to do, students learn about writing, key details, and the differences between a story and a play. Using a template for students to complete, this worksheet begins with space for the students to write character names and their corresponding spoken lines and/or actions. A two-sided worksheet, the back gives students
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Creative Writing, Drama, English Language Arts
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
MLK Day Poem Writing Worksheet
Poem Writing Worksheet- MLK DayThis worksheet guides students through the writing process to create an original poem about their dreams inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King. The activity is available bundled with a PowerPoint slide deck that prompts your students through completion of the activity, while providing photos of Dr. King with inspirational audio and text passages from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech that are appropriate for elementary-aged children. Using a template for students
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, Social Studies
Also included in: MLK Day Poem Writing Activity Bundle
The Cajun Night Before Christmas: The Play (Reader's Theater)
The Cajun Night Before Christmas- (Reader’s Theater Script)This script is a stage adaptation of Trosclair’s wonderful children’s book The Cajun Night Before Christmas that features the dialect, characters, language and rhyme scheme of the original book. Retold in 2 short acts with 16 speaking parts that include at least 1 narrator, students will love staging this story as a great way to prepare for the holiday season. For use with students in 1st - 8th grade, the script can be enjoyed by stud
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Drama, Reading
Rhyming Words Poem Worksheet
Poem Template Worksheet- (Rhyming Words)This worksheet guides young students through the writing process to create an original poem using words that rhyme. By recalling words that rhyme with each other, students learn about vowel and consonant sounds, poetry, and practice writing letters and one-syllable words. Using a template for students to complete, this worksheet begins with a series of rhyming word pairs for the student to create and write. A two-sided worksheet, the back guides students
PreK - 2nd
Phonics & Phonological Awareness, Poetry, Writing
CCSS
RF.K.1
, RF.K.1b
, RF.K.2
+6
Costume Checklist for Pre-Production
Costume Checklist for Pre-ProductionThis checklist guides you through the creation of the costumes needed to stage a production, whether it’s a school play, talent show, dance recital, or special event. It was developed to track each character's costume pieces during pre-production as they are acquired or built, the estimated cost of each piece, how much time it will take to acquire or build each piece, and if each piece is done and labeled in the costume collection. NOTE: The Foos companion Co
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Art, Drama, For All Subjects
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Prop Planning and Design Worksheet
Prop Planning and Design WorksheetThis worksheet guides students through the identification of the props needed to accurately and effectively stage a performance of a story or event. By exploring details of the characters, setting, and action, students explore key details and events of the story or event, while learning about the different prop options available when staging a production. Space for students to list props needed as they are identified, followed by space to draw the design for s
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Drama, English Language Arts, Visual Arts
Also included in: Stage Play or Show- Production Packet
Personification Activity- Langston Hughes & Poetry
Personification Poem Writing Activity- Langston HughesThis PowerPoint slide presentation begins by introducing the basic elements of poetry and the use of personification, along with an introduction to Langston Hughes, an American poet who was part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 20th century. The slides guide students through reading and analyzing the poem “Night Song” by Hughes, including his use of personification. It is a fun, elementary-age appropriate poem about the change from da
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, Poetry
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash- Readers' Theater
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash- (Reader’s Theater Script)This simple script is a stage adaptation of Trinka Hakes Noble’s wonderful children’s book The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash that features the language and mayhem of the original book. Retold with 12 speaking parts that include a narrator, mom, students and a cow so students will love staging this story that’s always a favorite. For use with students in 1st - 5th grade, the script can be enjoyed by students in the classroom as Readers’ T
2nd - 5th
Drama, English Language Arts, Reading
The Tale of Peter Rabbit- Reader's Theater Script
Peter Rabbit- (Reader’s Theater Script)This simple script is a stage adaptation of Beatrix Potter’s wonderful children’s book The Tale of Peter Rabbit that features the language and tone of the original book. Retold in 5 short scenes with 9 speaking parts and two non-speaking roles to help demonstrate important action, students will love staging this story that’s always a favorite in spring or any time of year. For use with students in 1st - 5th grade, the script can be enjoyed by students in
1st - 4th
Reading
Farfallina and Marcel SCRIPT for Reader's Theater
Farfallina and Marcel- (Reader’s Theater Script)This simple script is a stage adaptation of Holly Keller’s wonderful children’s book Farfallina and Marcel that features the life cycle of a butterfly, changes of season, and friendship. Retold in 3 short scenes with up to 11 characters, students will love staging the story over and over again in the classroom as they read aloud, playing different characters and trying new ways of showing the action of the story. For use with students in 1st - 3
1st - 3rd
Drama, Literature, Reading
CCSS
RL.1.2
, RL.1.7
, RL.1.10
+5
Project-Based Learning: Project Planning Worksheet
Project Planning Worksheet- (Project-Based Learning)This worksheet guides students through the planning process to create an idea and plan for successfully completing a project-based learning project. Prompting student thinking or planning at each step, students can work in groups, pairs, or independently. For use with students in 2nd grade and up, the worksheet can be completed in a single lesson or over several class periods. Students can revise and update their plans, and submit the complet
2nd - 5th
For All Subjects
Rubric- Storyboard
Storyboarding is an effective, engaging creative learning activity that works well in any subject at any grade level. Highly versatile, storyboards can be used to introduce new content, process content as it is taught, or review content before the test. With this rubric, quickly and equitably assess a student’s completed storyboard. With clear criteria for evaluation that include both the storyboard art form (a series of images that tell a story, i.e. a comic strip) and the content of the sto
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For All Subjects
MLK Day Poem Writing Activity Bundle
Poem Writing Activity- MLK DayThis slide presentation and worksheet guide students through the writing process to create an original poem about their dreams inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King. Each slide in the PowerPoint slide deck gives your students the information needed to complete their poems, while providing photos of Dr. King with inspirational audio and text passages from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech that are appropriate for elementary-aged children. Using a template for studen
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, Social Studies
Poem Worksheet- Persona
Poem Template Worksheet- (Persona)This worksheet guides students through the writing process to create an original poem from the voice of any character. By recalling details about the character, students learn about persona, poetry, and the importance of details in writing. Using a template for students to complete, this worksheet begins with a series of questions for the student to answer, then space for the students to draw these details. A two-sided worksheet, the back guides students to us
2nd - 5th
Creative Writing, For All Subjects, Poetry
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A writer and educator, Elizabeth Foos is the director of Foos for Thought, a Creative Learning resource company designed to support learning for all ages and abilities. The driving force behind projects and programs like Ziggy’s Arts Adventure from Louisiana Public television (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7mLYVk4EWY&t=42s) that help build community and empower each individual to succeed, Foos works with nonprofit, private, and public sectors. Training educators, administrators, and staff in afterschool and summer youth programs to create and implement effective, equitable learning experiences for over twenty years, Foos collaborates with scientists and learning-through-the-arts experts to facilitate understanding about how our brains learn. Dedicated to activating the power of our minds, Foos builds instructional materials, products, programming, animations and digital video content that help thousands discover, learn and grow more equitably.
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