WHAT WILL EACH GRADE LEARN IN DRAMA THIS YEAR?

Kindergarten

How can we use our facial expressions and body language to show how we are feeling?What are the common character types in a story?How can we use imagination?How can we use our voice to act out different characters?

1st Grade

What does a stage look like?What is scenery?How can we use dance to tell a story?How can we make our own mask?How can we make our own puppet?How can we problem solve a situation?How can we make shadow puppets?How can we mime objects and situationsHow can we use real objects to tell a story?How can we use face, body, voice, and imagination to tell a story?How can we create a character?

2nd Grade

What is improv?How can we improve situations, characters, and locations?What jobs are there in theatre?What drama terms are important to learn?What are the parts of the stage?What can we learn about comedy?How can we use our voice to act out different characters?
How can we design a costume for a character?What is the history of theatre?How can we write a play?

3rd Grade

How do we talk about shows we see?What is the history of Musical Theatre?What were silent movies?How can we create a costume design for a character?How does character affect movement?How can we direct scenes?

4th Grade

How can we perform a comedic scene?How can we perform a dramatic scene?What are accents and how can we use them as actors?What are monologues and how can we perform them?How can we use drama to understand conflicts in American History?How can we write and perform our own monologues?

Pre-K - 4th grade:

All students will be studying famous artist and will create artwork that is inspired by those artist. Lessons are created to cover all VA Visual Art SOLs, and to support the SOL’s for additional content areas that students will be learning in their base classroom. Students will have the opportunity to creatively express themselves by using many art mediums such as oil pastels, artist chalk, paint, printing making, mixed media artwork, clay……..

Did you know music has SOLs, too? While there may not be a mandated test, there are standards that the VDOE has mandated for all k-12 students to learn in music class. Here's the link to the current Virginia Music SOLs, give it a scroll!

Pre-K and Kindergarten:

• We are learning how to use the percussion instruments in our packets this month: rhythm sticks, egg shaker, scrapers, and scarves. We are also learning how to use hand drums and lollipop drums.
• We are adding these instruments to enhance the story, There Was an Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
• We are working on vocal exploration using our head voice and singing voice
• We are working towards identifying high sounds versus low sounds

1st Grade:

• We are identifying number of sounds that we hear, as well as fast versus slow sounds
• We are labeling these sounds as "longs" and "short-shorts" (quarter notes and paired eighth notes)
• We are reading these rhythms (long and short-short) together on the SmartBoard and composing our own rhythms
• We are singing songs that use 2-note melodies (working towards labeling them as "sol" and "mi"
• We will be learning about different instruments that the Indigenous People of North America used and how music is used in their culture

2nd Grade:

• We are labeling long and short-short rhythms as "ta", "sh", and "ta-di" rhythms (quarter note, quarter rest and paired eighth notes) and practice reading and composing with the traditional notation
• We are singing and reading melodies with sol and mi, and getting ready to introduce la
• We are preparing for"too-oo" and "shh-hhh" rhythms (half note and half rest)
• We will be learning comparing different instruments that the Indigenous People of North America used with instruments that we use in the music room
• We will be comparing how music is used in our culture with how the Indigenous People of North America use music in their culture

3rd Grade:

• We are introducing reading and composing "ta-ka-di-mi" rhythms (sixteenth notes)
• We are composing our own dances using body percussion (stomp, pat knees, clap, snap etc.)
• We will be learning about materials used to make Indigenous North American instruments
• We will be comparing Indigenous North American singing with singing that we do in music currently
• We will be comparing how music is used in our culture with how the Indigenous People of North America use music in their culture

4th Grade:

• We are reviewing rhythms with "ta-ka-di-mi" (sixteenth notes) and preparing for "ta-di-mi" rhythms (eighth note attached/followed by two sixteenth notes)
• We are reviewing reading and singing melodies with do, re, and mi on a three-line staff
• We will be learning about materials used to make Indigenous North American instruments
• We will be comparing Indigenous North American singing with singing that we do in music currently
• We will be comparing how music is used in our culture with how the Indigenous People of North America use music in their culture