This document provides information about using tableaus and masks in drama activities for young learners. Tableaus involve children creating still body poses to represent scenes from a story without movement. They help develop comprehension. For masks, showing students different types can spark discussion of why masks were used in performances. Masks allow exploration of disguise and revelation, as well as physicality, as masks encourage thinking about character. The document outlines introductory activities for masks including show and tell, and discussing the duality of how masks can hide and reveal.

1. PLAY AND DRAMA
FOR YOUNG
LEARNERS

2. DRAMA TECHNIQUE
TABLEAU

3. •What ?
Children make series of still images
with bodies to represent sequences of
scenes or events.
Their expressive faces, body poses
and how they pose in relationship to one
another create a living picture.

4. • Why?
An effective strategy to develop
pupils comprehension through the
process of producing/creating a tableau.
No movement, easier to manage.
Children will actively engage in the
reading process and use a variety of
strategies to understand it.

5. • How?
a) Choose a text.
b) Identify the important of the story.
c) Identify the beginning, middle and the
end of the story.
d) Develop the comprehension of place,
characters, plot, etc

6. • How?
e) Divide pupils in 3 groups.
f) Teacher coaches in the use of the
actor’s tool and skills. (body, face, voice
and imagination)
g) Present the tableau.
h) Reflect on the tableau

7. DRAMA ACTIVITIES
-MASK-

8. • Masked Theatre is such a fantastic
unit to teach THE students because
there are so many styles of masked
theatre that you can explore.
• It also allows students to think about
their physicality.

9. • INTRODUCE THE MASK THEATRE
SHOW AND TELL
DISGUISING AND REVEALING

10. SHOW AND TELL

11. 1.Collect a selection of different types of masks
or pictures of different types of masks and lay
them on the floor for the class to look at.
2. use a selection of masks that THE previous
classes have made.
3. WE can also find a selection of masks from
films, masquerade, Commedia, Noh, Kabuki,
tribal etc.
4. Discuss what they notice about the masks
(colour, size, features). Ask the students to
consider why masks were used in early
performances.

12. DISGUISING
AND
REVEALING

13. • Provide some reading material on
the background to masked theatre.
• focus on information that looks at
the duality of mask.

14. Mask are popular
Mask are popular
• Because : people think stories about
talking animals are the most suitable for
children.
• Shy children can hide behind them.

15. Types of mask
• NEUTRAL MASK:
Expressionless, no character. Usually full
face.
• CHARACTER MASK:
Includes features which exaggerate the sex
and expressions.
• FULL FACE MASK:
Covers the entire face. Can’t speak.
• HALF MASK:
Shows character. Can speak.