A Discovery Series Teacher’s Guide:Shows:

Tuesday December 15th at 9:30

Grades suitable for: Pre K- 2nd

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Why Theatre for Children? With new educational initiatives in Washington, D.C. focusing on synthesis of knowledge; theatre for youth is actively becoming a primary way of allowing young people to “experience text” by “engaging interactively” while simultaneously working on their listening and comprehension skills.

We, here at Rivercenter, are interested in helping you- the educator- experience nationally acclaimed programing to be both arts inclusive and an arts integrated classroom.

What is the difference between Arts Integration and Arts Inclusion? So glad you asked! You probably are already actively INCLUDING the arts in your lessons. This is most frequently displayed by watching a movie (acting/film), taking your students to a play (theatre), drawing a picture (visual arts), or singing/playing a song (Music). However, arts INTEGRATION actively takes the fine art standard and evaluates it as equally as the core subject standard! Our Job is to help make that

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WHAT CAN THEATRE DO FOR

MY CLASSSROOM?

Jump start the imagination!

Help engage reluctant readers!

Aid in the lengthening of attention spans!

Make connections to vocabulary words!

Aid in the development of creativity!

Provide a prompt for multiple intelligences!

easier for you by giving you both the academic and arts standard for quality lesson plans, and easy to follow directions that will entice you to use them in your classroom. We hope you will join this movement to move both your classroom and the district full S.T.E.A.M ahead!

Vocabulary for seeing THEATRE in a THEATER!Act: to play/pretend like you are someone else; to perform.

Stage: a place where people play, or pretend.

Actor: The person who is playing or pretending.

Audience: the people watching the actors.

Onstage: when the audience can see the actors they are “onstage”

Wings: The space on the sides of the stage that cannot be seen by the audience.

Theatre: the art of acting; a performance

Theater: the building

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Mind your Manners….(Rules for the theater)

It is polite to:

Walk calmly in theatre (you can trip if you run). Use the restroom before the show. Not to talk during a show (even a whisper). Have you listening ears on! To applaud when you really liked something. Not to sneak in food. Keep your feet on the floor. To put all of your trash in the trash cans outside of the theater. Tell everybody what a fun time you at the theatre!

Meet the Author Jane O’Connor is an editor at a major publishing house and has written more than seventy books for children, including the New York Times bestselling Fancy Nancy series, which is comprised of over 50 titles so far. She resides (that’s a fancy word for lives) in Manhattan with her husband, Jim. Her two grown sons have fled New York, however, and are both living in Los Angeles - See more at: https://www.fancynancyworld.com/creators#sthash.9Mirbnpm.dpuf

Meet the Illustrator Robin Preiss Glasser wore tiaras and tutus when she danced as a soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Now she happily spends her days in jeans, drawing. She has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including the now classic and beloved Fancy Nancy

series. In 2013, she won the Children’s Choice Award for Best Illustrator of the Year for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet. Robin lives in Southern California with her husband, Bob, and two children, Sasha and Ben. - See more at: https://www.fancynancyworld.com/creators#sthash.9Mirbnpm.dpuf

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ABOUT THE ACTIVITIESThe following activities utilize these CCGPS. Fine Art

Standards are denoted by the asterisk.

ART Standard:

VA1MC.1 Engages in the creative process to generate and visualize ideas.

VA1PR.3 Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes of three-dimensional works of art (ceramics, sculpture, crafts, and mixed-media) using tools and materials in a safe and appropriate manner to develop skills.

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ABOUT THE PLAY!

What could be fancier than Christmas?

Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles—and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?

In this merriest of stories from bestselling duo

CCGPS Arts integrated lesson plan information

FANCY NACY VOCABULARYMatching Game

Draw a line to the right definitionFancy a. really fancy Elegant b. to make beautiful Splendiferous c. not ordinary Aroma d. an agreement Compromise e. very nice to tasteGorgeous f. to get ready Prepare g. gracefulDecorate h. really pretty Delectable i. a nice smell

Comprehension Questions

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Name ______________________ Date: ___________

1.What is the only time of the year Fancy Nancy’s house looks fancy? _______________________________

2.Where does Fancy Nancy get her Christmas tree from?________________________________________________________________________________________________

3.What do you think the word splendiferous means? ________________________________________________

4.What does the word AROMA mean?

5.Draw a fancy tree-topper for Fancy Nancy’s

tree.

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Make a Paper Christmas Tree

Make a simple 3-dimensional Christmas tree from construction paper. These trees look great sitting on the mantle or on a

windowsill. Supplies needed:

Green construction paper Crayons, markers, glitter glue, or tempera paint Scissors Clear tape Optional: Other colors of construction paper, glue, hole punch, stickers

Fold a piece of green construction paper in half, then cut it in half.

Put the two pieces together, and fold them in half again.

Draw half a Christmas tree opposite the fold.

Cut along the line - you should get two identical trees.

Fold the trees in half, just

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barely creasing the center line (this is to mark the center of the tree).

Cut a slit along the bottom half of the center of one tree and along the top half of the center of the other tree.

Slip the two trees together along the slits.

Using clear tape, tape the bottoms and tops together (pieces of tape on the bottom and at the top make the tree stand up well and stop the slit ends from flopping over).

Decorate your tree with crayons, markers, glitter glue, or tempera paint. Or you can glue on tiny construction paper decorations or use star stickers. You can cut out tiny paper balls using a hole punch.

Now you have a really nice 3-dimensional Christmas decoration.

Optional: cut out a small construction paper star and cut a tiny slit in it. Put the star on the top of the tree (and secure it with some tape).

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For a bigger tree: Start with two pieces of green construction paper, and fold them so they make a long, thin rectangle. Draw a tree opposite the fold. The rest of the instructions are the same.

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