Playkids Folktales

An 8-week online course for ages 5-7 where students read and act out a variety of folk and fairy tales incorporating movement, instruments, and simple props and costumes.

Harry Wilkinson, Ed. S

3 total reviews for this teacher

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45 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 8 weeks

5-7

year olds

4-9

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

In PlayKids Folktales, early reading skills appropriate for K through 2nd-grade levels are encouraged and enhanced through choral and echo reading as well as readers theater. Stories are then acted out incorporating movement, instruments, and simple props and costumes.  

Sessions will include: movement warm-ups cued to music; theater games; acting-out pantomimes (without words);  skits (with words); versions of a folk or fairy tale to be read and/or performed.  Stories will include:...

45 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Approximately 6 feet of open space will be needed for free movement in activities.  Recommended dress is loose clothing and sneakers.

Folk and Fairy Tales Plays for Beginning Readers by Immacula A. Rhodes
music from various artists
various folktales

Teacher

Harry Wilkinson, Ed. S

Music and STEAM teacher, Movement and Music Specialist, Private and Group Piano and Voice Instructor, Musician, Actor, Writer, and Director

3 total reviews

16 completed classes

About Me

Hello there!  My name is Harry Wilkinson, but I am better known as "Mr. Harry".  I have been teaching music, movement, piano, voice, storytelling and drama for over 25 years.  I've taught at music studios, elementary schools, day camps and private...