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Theatre Club: Improv Acting Makes Better Writers! (Ages 6-8) Back to School

Completed by 20 learners
Ages 6-9
Live Group Class
In this drama class, students will learn how to act, think on the spot, and build their self-confidence!
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:
(45 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
1-5 learners per class
25 min

What's included

1 live meeting
25 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

I am highly energetic, and I also focus on the social-emotional component of my students. You will see that my goal is for students to feel comfortable expressing themselves in front of others. The class will start out with a get to know each other activity. Since acting is very expressive, my lesson plans are very clear of my intention to create a positive, open and trusting community between the learners and I. Each class will have an improv warm up activity. Then, the students will act in short skits in each class. Portraying different emotions will be discussed and practiced. Students will also get a chance to create their own skits. The term 'actor's choice' will be discussed and explored. This is an introduction class that will give learners a 'taste' of what it is like to act and do improv activities. 

Here is the breakdown of the monthly focus. All sessions will include the physical behaviors and choices of movement that may go along with this emotion. 

Month Of January: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of anger (and the variations of this, such as frustration)
 
Month of February: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of happy (and the variations of this, such as excited, enthusiastic)

Month of March: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of sadness 

Month of April: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of happiness (and the variations of this, such as excited, enthusiastic)

Month of May: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of sadness 

Month of June Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of fear (worry)

Week of July: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of anger (and the variations of this, such as frustration) 

Month of August: Additional Focus: Displaying the emotion of happy (and the variations of this, such as excited, enthusiastic)

Learning Goals

Students will build their self-confidence by learning to think on the spot without being judged. This is a key component of developing the skill of acting. They will also develop the skill of breaking down the layers of different feelings. Many people struggle with naming how they feel. This class will also improve their ability to connect with themselves as well as others. This class will also increase their ability to write more detail in written stories because we will focus on character development as well as sequential order of details in a story. Story elements will also be analyzed and discussed in the script.

Other Details

Supply List
Paper and a pencil
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Wisconsin Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
I learned improv acting in Los Angeles and I'm here to share with your child what I learned! I have also been an elementary school teacher for over 10 years. 

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