Drama & Theater Arts: Grade 1

Create

Perform

Critically Respond

Create characters and environments through dramatic play

Retell a short story or scene through dramatic play

Identify key aspects of theatre

Demonstrate individual interpretations of a character's feelings through movement and voice

Respond to verbal prompts to demonstrate feelings such as sad and happy

Create animal and human characters in specific environments through improvisation

Retell through drama and voice the plot of a short story, and highlight the beginning, middle and end using movement and voice

Identify and demonstrate setting in a scene

Describe the difference between theatre and real life

Describe the difference between theatre and other media such as television, movies, and books

Describe the basic elements of a performance such as the stage, audience, performers, and set

Ask questions based on discoveries while performing or viewing a performance