Elise Joyner

December 4, 2018 Elise Joyner Alyssa Adair’s 1st Grade Class Blackridge Elementary School Objective: Today and next week, we will review and culminate what we have done all semester into a concise summary. Teacher and students will be able to implement the techniques that we explored during the semester into other educational contexts. This lesson plan will span over two days (Dec. 4th and Dec. 11th). Name of activity: Review Grade: 1st Grade Purpose of the lesson: To review what we have done all semester. Allow students to demonstrate the skills that they learned and developed through the semester’s activities. Common Core Standard ●       Drama: Standard 1.T.P.2: Demonstrate the ability to work effectively alone and cooperatively, with a partner or in an ensemble. ○       Standard 1.T.P.4:Use body to communicate meaning through space, shape, energy, and gesture. ○       Standard 1.T.R.2: Share personal responses about classroom dramatiza

At the end of the Arts Bridge Program, we have the task of putting together a cumulative project to reflect our work over the semester. I focused my last two visits on this project. Miss Adair and I decided that we wanted to do something small scale to help the class remember the things that we learned through the various activities that we did each week. The first day of this lesson, we started with a warm-up game to get the students moving and thinking on a drama level. To do so, we played "Number Levels" which we have played several times. The kids really like this one because it allows them to move in a fun way. After the warm-up, the class sat in a circle. Miss Adair wrote four categories of what we learned through the activities on large pieces of paper: 5-Finger Retell, Unity, Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives, and Opinions/Facts. We then went through each category and listed what activities went with which category. I was impressed with how many activities the students were

November 27, 2018 Elise Joyner Alyssa Adair’s 1st Grade Class Blackridge Elementary School Adapted from: Process Drama - Unity in the Classroom Creator(s) :   Emily, Makenna C., Jamie (TMA 352 Students) Title: Unity in the classroom Grade Level: 1 st grade Time to Teach: 30 minutes Big Idea(s): Unity in the classroom ●       Sharing what’s important to us ●       Creating unity amongst differences ●       Combining strengths ●       Adapting/flexibility   Drama/Theatre Standard(s): Standard 1.T.CO.2: Identify connections to other content areas in dramatic play or guided drama experiences. Other Core: 2. Develop social skills and ethical responsibility. a. Respect similarities and differences in others. b. Treat others with kindness and fairness. c. Follow classroom and school rules. e. Include others in learning and play activities. f. Participate with others when making decisions and solving problems. g. Function positively