Seasons of Joy Preschool Creative Drama Club

Completed by 10 learners

Ages 3-6

Live Group Class

In this ongoing club, we'll travel to a new imaginary land each week on an acting adventure!

Ms. Annette (she/her)

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(142 reviews)

Rising Star

Live video meetings

1x per week

3-6 learners per class

30 min

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What's included

1 live meeting

30 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

This club will travel to enchanting new lands, both real and imaginary, each week! Every week we will focus on a new theme where we will discover and share treasures, meet new friends through music, puppetry, and clips from popular musicals and plays, and have a theater adventure where we explore creative dramatics through pretend play. This class focuses on the importance of nurturing our youngest actors' unique imaginations and the joy of make-believe.

Classes will be structured through age appropriate interactive storytelling, theater games, creative dramatic play, and focusing on individual elements of theater. My teaching style is conversational, constructive, creative, and collaborative, and the list of topics is subject to change, dependent upon class interest. It is always my desire to explore to arts through a global lens, celebrating diversity.

Most interactions will be as a group or individual learners performing to their own comfort level. Occasionally, short video clips (3 minutes or less) and pictures from theatrical productions will be shared. Learners are encouraged to share their own thematic "treasures" with the group.

No prior knowledge is required.

March 4: Old MacDonald's Farm
March 11: Carnival of the Animals
March 18: Planting a Rainbow
March 25: Feelings
April 1: Jack and the Beanstalk
April 8: Little Birds
April 15: Down by the Station
April 22: Springtime
April 29: Happy Unbirthday!

Other Details

Supply List

Learners will be asked to bring "treasures" to class. These will be announced in the online classroom.

Language of Instruction

English

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Ms. Annette (she/her)

Joined July, 2020

5.0

142reviews

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Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts

Hello! My name is Ms. Annette, and I am so excited to be part of the Outschool learning community! I have been teaching for over 25 years, and have a teaching certification for preschool through high school music. While pursuing my Bachelor of Music, I majored in music education with a voice and theater concentration and minored in English. My graduate school studies were  in early childhood and elementary education. I homeschooled my own children for 16 years and wrote my Waldorf-inspired Seasons of Joy curriculum during that time. I also teach science through afterschool and summer camp programs, and am a licensed Kindermusik educator, certified in Feierabend's Conversational Solfege and First Steps in Music, and a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), as well as a certified Vocal First Aider.

I have worked as a teaching artist for years in a variety of educational situations, including teaching voice and piano, working with choirs and group voice lessons, teaching drama, musical theater, and classes that look at the arts in history and literature. I do audition coaching and love leading musical storytimes. Through homeschool co-ops, I have led book clubs, choirs, history classes, opera classes, art and music appreciation, science classes, and theater productions. These are all classes I hope to bring to Outschool! 

I believe learning happens best when we learn together. I do extensive lesson planning and curriculum development but also leave space for the learners to bring their own interests, knowledge, and passion into the virtual classroom. I have experience in Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, and Montessori education, and I like to bring all those things together when I teach. With my experience and planning and the students' excitement, prior knowledge, and goals, we work to construct classes and curriculum together.

I am a mother of six-- four still at home and two grown and flown!-- and a huge fan of fantasy and dystopian literature, as well as mythology and fairy tales. I'm also a fan of Disney movies and music. I try every year to take a trip to Broadway or Disney. They are my happy places. I love performing onstage, but also like climbing the scaffolding, hanging lights, and working the lightboard.