Week 9
Bring the Story to Life
★Today’s goal
Practice body language and concentration as we continue staging our play.
1Introduction/ Team BuilderNight at the Museum
Night at the Museum: there is a magical museum and all the statues come to life! One person, playing the night guard, will go outside the room and say what the theme of the room is (animals, space, spooky, transportation, etc...) and come into the room. The actors as statues need to freeze until the night guard is facing away from them, then they can move. If they get caught, they're "retired to the basement storage" and have to sit down... until the next round.
- Goal
- To establish expected and unexpected behaviors for the class, to encourage pragmatic skills, and to begin peer interaction
- Skills
- Initiating conversations, conflict resolution, personal space/boundaries
- Materials
- White Board, Marker
2Warm UpsBody, Face & Voice
Body: Stretch up to the ceiling like a cat, unscrew the lightbulb/pet the dog, marionette, crayons. Voice: Face massage, big face, little face, a thousand funny faces, Addams Family, lip trills, vocal waterfall, tongue twisters
- Goal
- To ready the body and voice for the following exercises
- Skills
- Body language, facial expressions, tone of voice
- Materials
- None
3ProjectContinue Staging
Continue staging the play.
- Goal
- To encourage quick reaction time, listening to verbal and non verbal cues, and using the body in a safe way.
- Skills
- Peer interaction, problem solving, body language, tone of voice, gestures, facial expressions
- Materials
- Scripts
4Relax/Goodbyes!Cool Down
Teachers lead a cool-down involving breathing exercises and calming movements
- Goal
- To introduce healthy coping tools which will enable the students to calmly transition in the car and at home
- Skills
- Coping Skills
- Materials
- None
Weekly wrap-up
Check back after rehearsal for highlights and reminders.