Elise Joyner

September 18, 2018 Elise Joyner Alyssa Adair’s 1st Grade Class Blackridge Elementary School Name of Game: Name Fame Grade: 1st Grade Purpose of the game: To learn names, something about the person, and to get the students focused and ready for the day’s activities Procedure: • Everyone sits in a circle • They start clapping a pattern by clapping their thighs, then their hand, then thighs, etc. to a steady beat. • While clapping to the beat, the group repeats “Name game, name game, what’s your name and what’s your fame?” • The group stops clapping after saying the phrase once. • The first person in the group then states their name to the class and something that they are “famous” or known for. • The group then starts clapping and repeating the phrase. • The next person in the circle then states the same facts about them. • This pattern continues until everyone in the circle has had a chance to say their name and fact. Possible time: 10 minutes Na...

For the first visit with Miss Adair’s class, I wanted to get to know the students and introduce them to the subject of drama. My goal was to get them to become comfortable with moving and developing expressions so that we can build on that from here on out. Name Fame The first activity that we did was a name game entitled “Name Fame.” For this activity, we sat in a circle and listened to each person say their name and one thing that they are “famous” for. In between each person’s turn, we clapped and repeated the phrase “Name game, name game, what’s your name and what’s your fame.” I only had to repeat this phrase twice before the students caught on. Once they figured out the phrase, they excitedly chanted it and were proud to share their name and facts. Through this activity, the students were able to practice speaking loud in front of the entire class. The activity also helped me begin to learn the names of each student (although I will need more practice with this). Mirror ...

My name is Elise Joyner. I am an Elementary Education major at Brigham Young University. I am an Arts Bridge Scholar for drama integration in the classroom through the BYU Arts Bridge Partnership. Growing up, I was constantly participating in theatre. I did shows with a local community playhouse as well as my local high school. I have participated in numerous theatre camps and workshops. Most recently, I have taken several theatre and theatre pedagogy classes at BYU to learn how to integrate dramatic activity into the everyday classroom. I will be working with Alyssa Adair at Blackridge Elementary School to help her integrate drama with the Utah core curriculum. Alyssa began teaching about 4 years ago and is excited learn new art forms. Together, we will be focusing on English/Language Arts standards with an emphasis on parts of a story, storytelling, and identifying different characters in stories. It is going to be a great semester!