Fun Drama with Story Characters
Foundation Level Drama Exploring Characters Through Stories Making Drama Fun!
WALT: We Are Learning To...
Identify characters in stories Use different voices for characters Act out simple scenes Make and use character masks
Warm-Up Game: Character Charades
Act like your favorite story character No words - only actions! Others guess the character Keep it simple and fun
Our Story Friends
The Three Little Pigs The Gruffalo Goldilocks and the Three Bears Little Red Riding Hood
What Makes Characters Different?
How does the Big Bad Wolf sound? What about the Three Little Pigs? How would the Gruffalo move? What makes each character special?
Voice Practice Time
Try a deep, scary wolf voice Make a squeaky pig voice Use a gruff Gruffalo voice Practice together as a class
Character Movement vs Character Voice
{"left":"Big stomping feet like a giant\nTiny quick steps like a mouse\nSlow heavy movements like a bear","right":"Deep scary voice\nHigh squeaky voice\nGruff rough voice"}
Make Your Character Mask
Choose your favorite character Color and decorate your mask Cut out eye holes carefully Add elastic or stick for holding
Act Out Our Story
Put on your character masks Work in small groups of 3-4 Act out a simple scene Use your character voice and movements
What We Learned Today
Characters have different voices Characters move in special ways We can act out stories together Drama is fun when we use our imagination