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🎭 Theater & Performance

Build expressive theater craft through acting, body, voice, imagination, character, emotion safety, movement, script reading, improvisation, ensemble listening, scene structure, design, lighting, sound, puppetry, masks, directing, rehearsal, audience etiquette, theater cultures, accessibility, safety, and a showcase capstone.

20 lessonsAges 3–10Four age versions per lessonTheaterPerformanceCollaborationVoice

Complete lesson syllabus

Every lesson below contains age-banded facts and quiz questions. Some lessons also include a make-or-explain artifact prompt. Titles are shown in their current course order.

  1. What Is Theater?
    Theater · Creativity · Collaboration
    Example: Theater includes creating, rehearsing, performing, responding, and connecting stories to people and cultures.
  2. Body, Voice & Imagination
    Expression · Voice · Movement
    Example: Body choices can show size, age, energy, mood, status, and intention.
  3. Character & Story
    Storytelling · Character · Empathy
    Example: A character's objective is what the character is trying to get or do.
  4. Acting Emotions Safely
    Emotional Literacy · Safety · Self Regulation
  5. Movement & Stage Space
    Movement · Spatial Awareness · Blocking
  6. Voice, Diction & Projection
    Voice · Speech · Communication
  7. Reading a Script
    Script Literacy · Reading · Analysis
  8. Improvisation
    Improvisation · Creativity · Listening
  9. Ensemble Listening
    Ensemble · Teamwork · Attention
  10. Scene Structure
    Dramatic Structure · Story · Writing
  11. Sets, Props & Costumes
    Design · Visual Storytelling · Stagecraft
  12. Lighting & Sound
    Technical Theater · Sound Design · Lighting Design
  13. Puppetry & Masks
    Puppetry · Mask Work · Physical Theater
  14. Directing & Staging
    Directing · Leadership · Interpretation
  15. Choreography & Movement Safety
    Choreography · Safety · Physical Awareness
  16. Rehearsal & Feedback
    Rehearsal · Feedback · Revision
  17. Audience & Etiquette
    Audience Literacy · Respect · Arts Response
  18. Theater Across Cultures
    Cultural Literacy · History · Arts Appreciation
  19. Accessibility & Stage Safety
    Accessibility · Safety · Inclusive Design
  20. Showcase Capstone
    Performance · Production · Reflection

How age adaptation works

The lesson record contains separate fact sets and quiz questions for Pre-K, kindergarten, early elementary, and upper elementary. This is not the same paragraph with a smaller font: vocabulary, detail, and question demands can change by age band. Parents can still choose a different level if their child needs it.

Assessment and records

Course quizzes provide immediate practice feedback. Completion and progress can feed parent-managed records, but a quiz score is not a teacher-issued grade, independent diagnosis, or accredited course credit.

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