This video takes a look at the traditional staging used in Noh performances.

In this video, a master marketing teacher gives advise to actors about how to be successful in the entertainment industry by strengthening and expanding their network of relationships. This is part 1 of a series of 3 videos. (NOTE: Part 2 is disabled and does not play.)

In this video, a master marketing teacher completes her three-part video series on advice for actors to be successful in the entertainment industry through networking. This is part 3 of a series of 3 videos. (NOTE: Part 2 is disabled and does not play.)

In this lesson, students explore either historical periods or current events by choosing a news story from that time and acting out the events from that story.

In this activity, students act out scenarios in which a character must experience anxiety at school. The scenes are performed, then rehearsed again. The second time, the students change the emotion from anxiety to worry. The scenes are performed again, and the students identify moments they noticed emotions shown through bodies, voices, and words.

In this lesson plan, students become objects found in a room then must explain why they shouldn't be thrown out, without saying specifically what they are. Students use pantomime and critical thinking skills to work as a group and explain their importance in the room. This lesson plan also includes variations of the game including immigration, parts of the body, the rainforest, books, states, etc.

In this activity, students pantomime an element from a nursery rhyme and the class tries to guess which nursery rhyme it's from.

In this activity, young students use their imagination to paint a box during a narrative pantomime led by the teacher. After "painting their box" students share their work with each other.

In this activity, young students use imagination to "paint" what they hear in the music that is played aloud. Afterwards, students are encouaged to "hang" their painting on the wall and discuss what they heard and painted.

In this lesson, students create masks out of paper. The masks are then used when improvising various scenarios. The task is to learn how to act and communicate without use of facial expressions.

In this lesson, students will demonstrate how actors use their tools, listening and responding skills, to portray real and imaginary characters in a story. Students will also identyfy setting and story points for a story. Extension activities and questions included.

In this lesson, students will demonstrate their understanding of vocal characteristics used when speaking on stage by performing a poem. The lesson includes a warm up game and class discussion.

The NC Office of Early Learning strongly encourages incorporating play into the daily routine of each classroom.
Children grow and learn in all developmental domains through their engagement in centers; cognitive, physical, social, and emotional. Authentic learning and meaningful connections are made when a teacher intentionally weaves standards and supports development throughout children’s play. PlaytoLearn Planning Guides provide information on why each center is important to children's development, tips for setting up centers, sugessted materials, actions of an intentional teacher, and common connections children make to content. Prompts connected to kindergarten standards and NC ELI dimensions can be found on PlaytoLearn Center Posters which are also shared on #GoOpenNC. Although these resources are specifically written for kindergarten, teaching and learning strategies can be applied to many grade levels.

In this lesson, students learn about the importance of projection and diction in acting. Students compete for best projection and diction by reading a poem out loud in class.

In this lesson, students will demonstrate their ability to control their voice by performing a nursery rhyme. The lesson includes class warm up games and activities that help students vary their pitch and rate using the Gettysburg Address and nursery rhymes.

Students become excited and enthusiastic about reading when they are presented with the opportunity to participate in Readers Theatre. In this lesson, students develop scripts, perform in groups, and practice using their voice to depict characters from texts. Through this activity, students have the opportunity to develop fluency and further enhance comprehension of what they are reading.

Refugee by Alan Gratz focuses on the survival of three characters who flee their homelands during a period of war. The novel follows their journies to freedom and safety. While students read they would follow the characters' stories using 3-column notes focused on standard-based comprehension questions.

In this activity, young students get a chance to pantomime for the class their "guess" in the rhyme charades game. Also includes variations of the game with the alphabet and association words.

In this lesson, students discuss rituals from different cultures and how those rituals are performed and used. They then work independently to create a ritual of their own to perform in class. Each ritual must be created with a specific purpose in mind such as getting an A on the next test or "becoming a man."

Students analyze a character by drawing the outline of a body on paper and filling it with words or phrases describing the character.