A collection of lesson plans and strategies I’ve used or created
The Prairie Wind Blows: Description: The students gather in a circle facing each other with one person in the middle. For the first time it is probably best if it is the teacher who starts in the middle. The person in the middle is the prairie wind. As the prairie wind they state a fact that … More The Prairie Wind Blows….
Atoms: Description: This is a good warm up for physicalization and concentration. The students begin by walking around the room with limited direction. The only rules for walking is that they must walk with intent and should cover the whole space of the room. As the students are walking the teacher will call out the atomic … More Atoms
Dramatic Responses to a Text: Description: Students are given a text to respond to. Depending on the purpose or the class this text could vary from a simple story to a full length novel. The students are then given a variety of tools to use in order to respond to the work. Each of these … More Dramatic Responses to a Text
21 or Collaborative Counting: Description: 21 is a good way to reset students into a state of concentration and listening. Gather the students and have them sit in a circle. Depending on the group you can then turn off the lights or have them sit with the backs to each other. The main concept of … More 21 or Collaborative Counting
Wah! or The Lumberjack Game: Description: This is a good warm up for physicalization and concentration. The students gather in a circle facing each other. The goal is to pass the Wah! around the circle. In order to do this students must physicalize and vocalize the Wah!. The first Wah! is passed by the teacher. … More Wah! or The Lumberjack Game
Will Whitten 