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Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: Children's Theater Field Trip
Learn how to take the stage at the Ft. Lauderdale Children's Theater. Practice using body language, play in the prop room, try on amazing costumes, and act out The Three Little Pigs. Includes links to lesson plans, an assessment, and a...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Streetcar Named Desire
National Public Radio presents a feature on Tennessee Williams' famous play.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: A New Stage Play Tackles Athletes and Concussions
Headstrong looks at the high price some athletes pay for staying in the game.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Artopia: Theater: One Minute Art Lesson
Face-paced introduction to the theater, told in an animated storybook format. [1:26]
PBS
Pbs: Indian Pride: Treaties and Sovereignty, Part 3
This performance tells a story about a Mohegan elder who teaches a farmer a lesson about respecting elders and avoiding violence in conflict resolution. [2:20]
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Pbs: The Civil War Era: Uncle Tom's Cabin
This is a reader's theater performance of a scene from George Aiken's 19th-century dramatization of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin involving the escaped slave Eliza, her husband George, and their friend Phineas. Included are teaching tips...
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Pbs: Jemima Boone: Drama Based on Historical Characters
In this video, viewers watch a scene from a play about the daughter of famous Kentucky pioneer Daniel Boone. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [5:00]
PBS
Pbs: Native American Culture: Little Deer and Mother Earth
Listen to a traditional Cherokee story in which humans are killing too many of their animal relatives, threatening the delicate balance of nature. The lesson is that people should take "only what you need with respect and gratitude." A...
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Pbs: Integrated Teaching: The Subtext Strategy
Teacher Laura Wasz uses the painting Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia with her third grade class as a dramatic prop to inspire students to think more deeply about what the Lewis and Clark expedition must have been like. This...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Arts in Every Classroom: Teaching Theatre
Theatre teachers can learn some theatre exercises to use with students to develop creative listening and thinking skills. Also, learn about how one teacher uses basic and advanced theatre skills to create varying learning goals for...