Elementary students explore the story of Snow White through guided drama activities. Includes a whole class drama script for an end of unit performance (rehearse the play throughout the unit or work on it separately at the end). NO PREP REQUIRED! This curriculum aligned drama unit for elementary has 4 x 60 minute detailed lesson plans plus a whole class performance script (to put on a play afterwards). A perfect and engaging way to explore a well loved story with a second performance script 'The Evil Queen Character Drama Machine' (also use as Reader's Theater) included as well.
 
THE SNOW WHITE DRAMA UNIT INCLUDES:
4 x 60 Minute Detailed Lesson Plans based on Snow White
Whole Class Performance Script with detailed teachers version (including staging ideas) and student version. The script has plenty of chorus and individual lines. Find out more about the WHOLE CLASS SCRIPT
Evil Queen Character Machine Drama Circle (Find out more about the EVIL QUEEN DRAMA MACHINE)
Snow White Themed Dramatic Death Prompt Cards (learn how to play DRAMATIC DEATHS)
Thought Corridor Lines
Snow White Scene Starters
 
KEY DRAMA VOCABULARY: Freeze Frame. Describe.Characteristics. Character Machine. Mime. Friendship. Movement. Voice. Characters. Thought Corridor. Inner Thoughts. Scene. Facial Expression. Dramatic Deaths. Slow Motion.
 
SNOW WHITE DRAMA UNIT AIMS: Students explore the story ‘Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs’ through guided drama activities. Students develop drama skills: creating, responding and performing throughout various guided drama experiences and performance of a whole class play.
 
The unit works towards the performance of a whole class short play of Snow White (script provided with detailed directions) where students use the skills they have learnt and draw on the drama activities they have participated in to present a performance!
 
Students will:
Develop movement, voices and freezes for different characters (characterisation)
Use adjectives to describe a character
Perform and reflect on a Character Drama Machine
Use pantomime to depict elements of the story
Devise and present short scenes exploring the theme of ‘helping your friends’
Devise and perform Dramatic Death scenes
Explore a character’s inner thoughts and feelings
Collaborate with peers to create scenes and contribute ideas
Contribute to guided drama experiences
Contribute to and perform a whole class performance of the story
Reflect on drama learning
 
***NOTE: you can use your favourite version of the story for this unit. You can find Jack and the Beanstalk on Amazon or The Book Depository.
 
***ENGLISH / LITERACY TEACHERS: These drama lesson activities based on 'Snow White' will work beautifully alongside and enhance your elementary English curriculum. The drama lessons are designed and set out in such a way as to span across multiple lessons and compliment English curriculum - following elements of the story and story themes. So why not add some drama to your English lessons? Your students will love it and enjoy and explore the story in a whole new way!!!
 
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