Dance
Intermediate, Junior 		The Chase
This is a ‘ lazzo’ (a never-ending theatre game) from the commedia del’arte style. It is a physical theatre game, so students should be dressed appropriately. 		Lesson Plans

Dance
Primary 		The Culture of Dance - "the Very Hungry Caterpillar"
Students explore dance through the story "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." 		Lesson Plans
Dance
Intermediate 		The Elements of Dance
Students will explore and demonstrate their understanding of the basic elements of dance – body, space, time, energy, and relationship – and will combine them into sequences. Students will improvise, experiment with and develop these elements. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools
Dance
Junior 		Grade 6 Dance
The Elements of Dance - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students use dance to explore the four elements - air, water, fire and earth in this video. 		Videos
Drama
Primary 		Grade 2 Drama
The Elements of Drama - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students dramatize characters during the creative process in this video. 		Videos

Drama
Junior, Intermediate, Primary 		The Gift
In this game, students give each other gifts, those gifts becoming more and more outrageous as the game continues. 		Lesson Plans

Drama
Junior, Intermediate, Primary 		The Giving Tree
This is a story drama based on The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, that tells the story of an evolving relationship over the course of a lifetime beginning with the loving bond between a tree and a boy. 		Lesson Plans
Dance
Intermediate 		The Grande Finale
This is unit 4 (the culminating unit) of a sample intermediate dance course revised from the 1999 Dance Course Profile. In this unit students are introduced to the objectives of the entire course, overall evaluations and project requirements. This unit consists of a culminating activity wherein students work in small groups to select a source (e.g., story, poem, visual art, music) that is meaningful to them and compose a dance piece of approximately 3 minutes based on that source. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools
Drama
Intermediate 		The Mystery of Blackwood House: Role Playing and Improvisation
In this unit the students and teacher will create a drama structure using a mysterious death in a mansion (Blackwood House) as the source. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools
Drama
Intermediate 		Grade 9 Drama
The Myth of Persephone - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students participate in drama activities related to a Greek myth in this video. 		Videos

Drama
Junior, Primary 		The Name Jar
The Name Jar, by Yangsook Choi, is a story about Unhei, a young girl who just arrived from Korea with her family. She is anxious about making friends and worried that no one will be able to pronounce her name. Instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she decides to pick a new name. The only problem is that she doesn’t know what name to choose. 		Lesson Plans

Drama
Senior 		Grade 11 Drama
The Outsider: A Drama Structure Based on the Play Schoolhouse by Leanna Brodie
This drama structure focuses on the theme of “the Outsider”. Students will be given opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of the roots of prejudice and the emotional pain it causes to the individual. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools
Drama
Intermediate 		Grade 7 Drama
The Production Process - Demonstration Classroom Video
Students work together to perform and produce a play in this video. 		Videos

Drama
Junior, Primary 		The Tunnel
This story drama is based on The Tunnel by Anthony Browne. In it a young girl enters a dark, frightening tunnel to find her brother and emerges at the other end of the tunnel in a strange forest. How can the young girl save her brother who has been turned to stone? 		Lesson Plans

Drama
Junior, Primary 		The Whales' Song
The Whales’ Song, by Dyan Sheldon and Gary Blythe is a poetic tale about a young girl who is captivated by her grandmother’s stories about the whales. Through drama, the students explore the mysterious visitation of the whales. 		Lesson Plans
Dance
Intermediate 		The Whole Dancer
The focus of this unit is for students of dance to develop a healthy view of themselves and their bodies. Students will examine the role of good nutritional practices and informed food choices and how that impacts self concept and overall wellness. 		Unit Plans, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools
Drama
Senior 		ADP3M - Grade 11 Theatre Development, College/University Preparation
Theatre Development - Focus Course Profile
By examining the development of Western theatre forms throughout history, students learn about the variety of ways in which theatre was used to tell stories to audiences in different eras. 		Course Profiles, Lesson Plans, Assessment Tools, 2009 Curriculum Support
Dance
Senior, Intermediate, Junior, Primary 		Theme and Variation
This resource offers instructional strategies and applications for choreographic form, Theme and Variation.
Drama
Senior, Intermediate, Junior, Primary 		Thought Tracking
This resource offers instructional strategies and applications for the instructional strategy of Thought Tracking in which the teacher circulates, tapping students on the shoulder to prompt them to focus on their inner thoughts and feelings. 		Lesson Plans

Dance
Intermediate, Junior 		Timely Alphabet Dances
Students are attentive to the elements of time/rhythm and energy/dynamics, while creating movement sequences, using the letters in their own names 		Lesson Plans