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Drama for Art's Sake (4 - 5)

Last changed: 07/15/2022 1:40pm
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4 , 5 Theater Visual Art Dance Music
Theater Science Social Studies English
Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program Alignment
2 45 min
2 45 min

Two 45-minute sessions per classroom or one 90 minute session
Length and timing of sessions easily adapts to the Art Specialist's schedule.
In-School Short Term Residency
All year In-School,
$10 0
yes In-Person

Props, handouts and prompts for Sensory Awareness activities

Chart paper or white board
Paper (unlined) and Pencil for each student
Agreed upon materials, supplies or copies for activities and possible art project

Open space in classroom or multi-purpose space large enough for entire class to participate on their feet simultaneously or spread out to work in small groups
Access to tables/desks/chairs for writing or drawing responses
Outdoor space near the building for sensory exploration


I can demonstrate focus and concentration by using one or more of my 5 senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste and/or smell) to notice specific details when observing a person, place or thing.

I can use appropriate grade-level vocabulary to vividly describe by speaking or writing what I see, hear, smell, touch and/or taste in a sensory experience.

I can use sensory recall as inspiration to design a project in Visual Arts and to add vivid details to my work.



The skills developed in Drama for Art's Sake not only offer a means for creating various Visual Arts projects, but can also support building Dance/Movement sequences, composing/arranging Music/Sound, or bringing added reality to Drama scenes. Though the database format does not provide space for including Arts standards for each discipline, appropriate ones can be selected.

*All ACTive Learning Through Drama programs have been developed and implemented by a professional Theatre Educator in collaboration with classroom Teachers and Arts Specialists.

1-3 are welcome to assist in classroom, if desired by the Art Teacher

Grade 4

Grade 4: Writing Standards: Text Types and Purposes #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
Grade 4: Speaking And Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Grade 4: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 1:1 Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

a. Brainstorm multiple approaches to a creative art or design problem.
Grade 4: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 1.1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

a. Articulate the visual details of imagined worlds, and improvised stories that support the given circumstances in a drama/theatre work.

Grade 5

Grade 5: Writing Standards: Text Types and Purposes #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. d. Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.

Grade 5: Speaking And Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas #4: Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Grade 5: Visual Art: Creating: Anchor Standard 2.3: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Identify, describe, and visually document places and/or objects of personal significance.
Grade 5: Theatre: Responding: Anchor Standard 8.1: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

a. Justify responses based on personal experiences when participating in or observing a drama/theatre work.
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