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This is one of my favorite projects! The students will be creating fashion from trash bags and then presenting their creations in a Trash Bag Fashion Show. This activity builds creativity, fearlessness, and stage presence. I am always amazed at their creativity with this project! Includes a two-page worksheet of instructions and ideas for students and a space for them to brainstorm their design. Also included are easy-to-follow Teacher Tips and Instructions. Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get

This bundle includes all nine of my Drama Class activities. Hope you enjoy! What you'll get: Talent Show (FREE!) Advice Column Drama Scene Rubric Monologue Questions Reader's Theater Talk Show Tongue Twisters (FREE!) Trash Bag Fashion Show Video Project If you would like to see each item individually, please click here: Drama Class! ***************************************************************************************************** Thanks for visiting my store! Don't forget that you recei

Get your students thinking about their characters in preparation for their monologues! This list of 12 questions focus on the WHO WHAT WHY WHERE and HOW of their character and monologue. They are also instructed to turn in an annotated copy of their monologue on performance day. Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get all nine of my Drama Class activities! Click here for more info: Drama Class! BUNDLE *************************************************************************************************

Free product! Here are 37 tongue twisters for drama class. Young actors often struggle with speaking too quickly and/or not enunciating their words (usually because of nerves). Tongue twisters allow them to become aware of slowing down and speaking clearly. Just cut them up and pass them out! Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get all nine of my Drama Class activities! (This item included free in Bundle.) Click here for more info: Drama Class! BUNDLE **********************************************

One day I realized that many of the students sitting in my Drama class had other talents, for example, singing, dancing, stand-up comedy, playing instruments, etc. I decided I wanted to give each and every one of them the opportunity to put their talent on stage. Thus, Talent Show was born. The students can work alone or with a group. This worksheet helps them plan their group and their act before their performance. Btw, students who claim they have no outside talents have the option of doin

This worksheet asks middle and high school students what might be the benefits of knowing where your mind is going, followed by a description of the train metaphor of mindfulness. Your thoughts are like trains--they come and go, and you don't have to jump on every one. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. The practice of the day should have the students be aware of every time their thoughts wander off, and then have them gent

This is a great activity to get new or reluctant Drama students on stage, or to let more advanced students show their creativity. Working alone or with a partner, the students will write their own advice column and then perform it. For a literature assignment, students take on the persona of a character and, as that character, ask for advice for a problem he/she is experiencing. Skills developed: writing a script, being in front of an audience, speaking clearly, emoting Save $$$, buy the B

This is an editable rubric for grading a drama scene. You will be able to enter your own point values in the "Points Possible" column, and also add additional grading criteria that is specific to your class. I also include a Scene Calendar at the bottom that we fill out as a class, so there is no question about who is performing when! Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get all nine of my Drama Class activities! Click here for more info: Drama Class! BUNDLE ****************************************

This lesson guides middle and high school students to be mindful of their cell phone use. The worksheet guides students to explore the good and the bad of cell phones, to think about their own level of cell phone use, and includes a short explanation of dopamine and how it affects our brain. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. A script is provided for the practice. This is followed by a written reflection, and a challenge f

This packet was designed to support students as they read one of their favorite novels, Of Mice and Men. Each page supports a chapter from the book, giving the students questions and notes to think about before they read and questions to answer on their own paper after they read. While the pages are challenging and thought-provoking, they are also kept brief so as to not lose the momentum of the story during reading. What’s included: • Very brief synopsis of novel • Description of Setting (

This worksheet, designed for middle to high school students, covers the difficult practice of acceptance--even when we don't like something. The students explore this concept through a story about two friends who are having trouble in their relationship. The students are then asked to think about a difficult situation in their life and how it would feel to accept it. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. I will generally begi

Designed for middle to high school students, this worksheet presents the poem "Guest House," by Rumi, for the students to read and reflect on before practice. The poem asks the reader to welcome every emotion that comes into our "house" because every emotion, good or bad, is a teacher. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. The teacher will lead the students in a body scan mindfulness meditation, after which they will write a r

Often we don't realize how self-critical we can be of ourselves, so this lesson encourages middle to high school students to be mindful of their self-talk. This worksheet challenges students to be aware of negative things they say to themselves and to replace those negative statements with positive statements. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. A script is included for use during the mindfulness practice. After the practi

This worksheet, designed for middle to high school students, teaches that sending kind thoughts, or heartfulness, is an important part of mindfulness. This worksheet asks students about their definition of kindness, followed by drawing a picture of the person to whom they want to send kind thoughts in today's practice. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. I will generally begin the mindfulness practice by doing a calming exe

This worksheet asks middle to high school students to reflect on what they are grateful for in their lives. They begin by responding to a quote about thankful people, followed by filling in a box with things that they are thankful for--including things they are thankful for about themselves. They are then asked to write how it feels to be thankful. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. I will generally begin the mindfulness

This handout gives the students a mini-lesson on Reader's Theater. It includes a definition of Reader's Theater, the rules, the skills, and why it might feel a little weird at first. There is an assignment at the bottom of the page (for which the students will need their own scenes). Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get all nine of my Drama Class activities! Click here for more info: Drama Class! BUNDLE **********************************************************************************************

These visually interesting and engaging graphic organizers teach students new vocabulary with ease! Students are asked to use a combination of cognitive thinking skills as well as creative skills to assist them in committing new vocabulary to their long term memory. Chart 1.0 asks the students to write five different items: 1) the vocabulary word, 2) the vocabulary word’s definition and part of speech, 3) an example of the word, 4) the word in a sentence, and 5) a picture representing the wor

Designed for middle and high school students, this worksheet guides the students to really think about the effect that mindfulness practice is having on their brains. The students are first guided to draw a picture of what is going on in their brain before mindfulness practice begins. This is followed by mindfulness practice, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. I will generally do a practice that focuses on releasing thoughts and/or relaxing the body. Then after pra

This is assignment makes for a great final project! When students are assigned a video, they often think it's just a matter of turning on the camera and filming their friends. Unfortunately, what they end up with is a few minutes of video that have no real story line. The purpose of this packet is to have the students thoroughly plan the plot of their video before they start filming. The packet takes them through six detailed steps: the rules of the project, the treatment, character developme

This packet of graphic organizers is designed for beginning-to-intermediate student writers who need extra help organizing their argumentative essays. The packet guides them through brainstorming, writing an outline, and completing the rough draft. The students will do all three sections in the packet itself--no need for loose leaf paper and handouts getting lost in the shuffle! The rough draft section of the packet guides students through the specific parts of the introduction, body paragrap