Lesson Plan for First Visit

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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

Name of Game: Mirror
Age/grade or developmental level: Any age, K-6
Suggested number of participants: An even number of students
Preparation, if needed: Have cues ready – when to tell them to switch emotions, what body parts to use, etc.
Purpose of the game: To help students explore how to show emotions using your entire body, to improve concentration and focus.
Procedure:
• Teacher guides the activity
• Tell students to find a partner
• Then one student will act as the leader and start moving in any way they would like and their partner will try to mirror them perfectly
• For example: They can change facial expressions and move every part of their body: hands, elbows, neck, legs and hips to name a few
• Then you have them switch, and the other partner begins to lead the action
• Have them switch back and forth and help them focus on new things each time such as speed (fast or slow), size of movements (small or large), etc.
• Tell students they will need to work together to fool the teacher into not being able to tell who starts first
Possible time: 5 minutes

Name of the Game: Numbered Levels
Grade: 1st Grade
Purpose of the game: Get wiggles out, allows students to be comfortable creating levels with their bodies and moving around for future drama activities and lessons
Procedure:
• Each number is a level (1 on the ground to 5 is a jump or reach, the other numbers are in between)
• Each level is where the individual student is comfortable
• Start by establishing the levels and going back and forth 1-5 to practice what each level is
• One person calls out numbers
• Everyone goes to the called level and repeats the number
• Have different students choose a number and repeat the process
Possible time: 7 minutes


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