Performing Arts

Reader’s Theater Play: Rules of the Iditarod

A Reader’s Theater Play is a fun way for students to practice dramatic reading.  This play, created by Jennifer Slifer, Connecticut,  has been used with middle school students but can also be used with elementary students.  Teachers can adapt this script to the appropriate reading level.   PDF COPY to download  Reader’s Theater Play: Rules …

Iditarod, Dramatically: Drama Based Instruction, Narrative Pantomime, and Writing Dramatically

Martha Dobson, Iditarod Educational Consultant Dramatic scenery, dramatic race events, dramatic finishes—the Iditarod boasts drama. Your students can be dramatic, too, using theater arts skills to connect their Iditarod knowledge to performance. This link, http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/dbi/content/trials-running-iditarod, is a drama lesson providing students the opportunity to explore the trials of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Developed …

Readers Theater: Where’s the Boss

This Reader’s Theater was developed based on the book, Where’s the Boss, by Lois Harter.   It can be used with any grade level and has many  times been performed on stage by many classrooms. Click here to download the script. Crystal and Toby brought the team to a stop. Both leaders looked over their shoulder’s, …