May 6th - Set construction

Our main goal for this time was busting out the construction paper and starting to build the worlds of our plays.

The students had our iPads for reference images and they were creating some amazing work:

Layers of Grass  - Cut strip by strip!

Lots of patience and smiles!

Planning the curves in the path

Here comes the sun! 

Getting creative! Making rocks out of plastic tubs and paper

Making 3-D paper flowers for their backdrop! 

Fluffy white clouds waiting to be attached to the blue sky

Students used computers to research the environment their story takes place in, and created authentic scenery!!

Look at the amazing work on this green parrot!! 

And this yellow boa constrictor is looking great!

Jungle Vines Everywhere!

This Palm tree is off to a great start! 

I am so impressed with the detail on these! Sloth and baby, flowers, and hand drawn and cut Fire Ants!!

I am so impressed with the students work, and how very excited they were to jump in and create the world of their play - The teachers did a great job guiding the students - giving them great suggestions and helping them brainstorm - and we worked together to remind the students that their sets need to be easy to move, quick to set up, and really help to tell their story. I think that this could be a great exercise to help with reading any book/ story- as well as in science, geography, social studies. The idea of knowing/ learning about a place (real or made up) and then having to research it, dream about it, and re-create it engages the students to think critically about the material.

Theater is not just about acting - there are so many elements to be explored and utilized in the classroom!