Drama Project: The Snow Queen and Other Fairy Tales
At the end of my past two years of teaching, I've done fairy tale drama projects with the students. They are in grade two, and for some it's their first real exposure to acting by moving their bodies and manipulating props. They have however worked on voice projection, expression and eye contact before both in reading and during oral presentations. This project is always fun for the students, as they see how various oral and presentation skills can come together in a different way. Not to mention, the video is burned to a CD and it's a good memento for students at the end of the year. This year, we performed The Snow Queen . Last year it was Aladdin, Rapunzel and Jack and the Beanstalk. Students themselves get to choose the story they'd like to do, so they have a very vested interest. We will first brainstorm ideas, then choose one or several ideas. Afterwards they are put into groups, then cast into parts (with their input) and we brainstorm a list of props they can...