1. 2014-2015 Theatre Arts Unit Plan – 1st
Grade
Unit1: Communicationon Stage Time: 2 Week
A. Objectives:
a. Pantomime everydayactivities
b. Understandthat objectshave weight,height,depth,shape,andlearnhow toemulate
those characteristicsinimaginaryplay.
c. Use puppetstoexplore vocal varietyinemotions,gender,age,andothercharacteristics.
d. Learn howactors employpantomimeandvocal varietytocreate characterson stage.
B. Essential Standards:
a. 1.C.1,
C. Materials– PuppetMaking
a. PaperBags
b. PaperPlates
c. Popsicle Sticks
d. Yarn
e. Felt
f. GooglyEyes
g. PomPoms
h. Markers,ColoredPencils,Crayons
i. Glue,Glue Sticks
j. SafetyScissors
k. Pipe Cleaners
D. Strategies:
a. “What Am I Holding”Game- Studentswillpantomime holdingitemsandparticipatingin
dailyactivities.
b. PuppetCrafting- Studentswilldesigntheirowncharacterpuppet/puppetmask.
c. Puppet Theatre- Students will add characterization to their puppets using vocal variation.
E. Assessment
a. Characterizationof Puppets.Enthusiasmof Characters.
F. Theatre Arts Integration
a. Discussionof howactors use varietyinbodylanguage,bodycharacterization,andvocal
characterizationtocreate characters onstage.

2. 2014-2015 Theatre Arts Unit Plan – 1st
Grade
Unit2: PuppetStory Time Theatre Time:4 Weeks
A. Objectives:
a. Identifybeginning,middle,andendof stories.
b. Performanimprovised renditionof the beginning,middle,andendof storythe heardin
class.
c. Performa storyas it isread inreal time by the teacher,incorporatingvocal variation
elements,andnon-verbalcommunicationelements.
B. Essential Standards:
a. 1.C.1
b. 1.C.2
C. Materials
a. Puppets
b. Children’sStoryBooks
c. Puppetmaterialsformaintenance andupdatesasneeded.
D. Strategies:
a. Studentswill listentoastory,and thenusingcraft materialsasgraphicorganizers,draw,
paint,outline,etcthe beginning,middle,andendof the story.
b. Studentswill be separatedintogroups:Beginning,Middle,andEnd.Eachgroup will act
out the specifiedportionof the story,usingimprovisationasnecessary.
c. Studentswill performastoryas read by the teacher,incorporatingnon-verbal
communicationandvocal variation.
E. Assessment
a. Graphic Organizersof beginning,middle,andendof story.
b. ParticipationinGroupPerformance.
F. Theatre Arts Integration
a. Discussionabouthowplaywrightsmake sure theirscriptshave beginning,middle and
endso the characters have somewheretogrow dynamically.