Jenny Clyde
Staging Fox Fables
Discipline: Drama/theatre
Grade Levels: PreK-2
Number of sequential sessions in lesson plan: 3
Curriculum Summary
Students will identify characters, plots, and settings while exploring Aesop’s Fox Fables. Students will perform a guided drama and use personal and partner space to convey meaning about characters, relationships, and mood. Students will also use skills related to voice, character, and imagination to create characters.
Materials Needed: Books or online stories with Aesop’s Fox Fables, online access, floor space, paper, markers, materials (fabric, markers, paint, cardboard, household items, etc.) for simple costumes, props, and/or scenery.
Oklahoma Academic Standards Addressed
D.PR.2: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.
D.PR.3: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
D.CR.1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
D.CN 3: Research and relate artistic ideas/works and societal cultural and historical context to deepen
understanding.