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
The Game of Many Things: Description: This is another good warm up for physicalization and concentration. This game involves creating “circuits” or patterns of movements, gestures or vocalizations. Gather the students in a circle. The goal is to send a movement or combination of movement and sound around the circle in varying patterns. To start … More The Game of Many Things
This is a teaching tool that doesn’t necessarily fit the mold of my toolbox but it might be the most useful tool in the box. In class we had some very strong, very emotional responses to the issues of murdered and missing Indigenous women. This was a great opportunity for us to explore the issues … More Consulting with Elders
Will Whitten 