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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

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 *************************************************************************************************

This worksheet guides the students through the steps of creating their own talk show for the stage. The worksheet includes the rules of the talk show (for example, "no shouting matches"), ideas for show topics, directions for writing a rough script, and a grading rubric. The students are also instructed to keep themselves open to improv, because you never know what's going to happen in a talk show! Save $$$, buy the BUNDLE! Get all nine of my Drama Class activities for 50% off! Click here

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 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

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 **********************************************************************************************

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 is a one-page cheat sheet showing the guidelines for the MLA essay format for research papers. The guidelines are given and a sample cover page and essay are shown. Side notes: > A cover page is not required for MLA format, but I have my students do it anyway--it makes for a nice presentation of the paper and it gives them a chance to incorporate artwork. > Instructions given for how to insert page numbers are specific to Google Docs. Like what you see? This worksheet is a part

This worksheet, designed for middle to high school students, focuses on recognizing difficult emotions and allowing them to pass through the mind. Students are asked to think about how they normally respond to difficult emotions and why they think people try to ignore their problems. This is followed by a short lesson on why we should allow these emotions to pass instead of fighting them. Mindfulness practice follows, which is cued on the worksheet with a “Let’s Practice” picture. I will gene