In this activity from the Commonwealth Theatre Center in Louisville, Kentucky, students select several emotions and determine what these emotions would look like in a drawing and as a selfie. To understand and express our emotions we need to learn how to properly define them.

This video features Mr. Steve from PBS Kids performing his original song “Silly Shoes,” which encourages children to move and dance with inspiration from their own “silly shoes.”

Sissieretta Jones was heralded as one of the greatest singers of her generation and a pioneer in the operatic tradition at a time when access to most classical concert halls in the U.S. were closed to Black performers and patrons. Learn more about this trailblazing classical performer in this video from Unladylike2020. Support materials include discussion questions, vocabulary, research extension tips, and a newspaper analysis activity.

Sensitive: This resource contains material that may be sensitive for some students. Teachers should exercise discretion in evaluating whether this resource is suitable for their class.

Students are introduced to traditional folk music with an animated rendition of a familiar song, “Skip to My Lou.” The animation features an band made up of forest creatures, plus a few other surprises.

Learn about the frequencies that combine to make the "sound fingerprints" of various instruments.

Story circles can be used to build a sense of community in the classroom. The technique was pioneered by the late John O’Neal, a civil rights activist and theater artist. He developed the story circle process while moderating audience discussions after performances. He found that audience members listened more and found common ground by telling personal stories instead of trying to persuade and argue their points.

The videos here demonstrate how a story circle works. A facilitator offers a prompt, and then individuals have a set amount of time to respond with a relevant story from their lives. No one interrupts. After everyone has a turn, the group talks together. From the individual stories, the group then creates one story or takeaway.

In these videos, Bob Martin, a community arts specialist in Eastern Kentucky, facilitates a story circle, adapted to an online format because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first video, Martin explains the ground rules and quotes O’Neal: “Share the story that comes from the deepest place.” He gives the group this prompt: Tell a story about a time when you were unexpectedly proud of your place or your community.

Lyndy Franklin Smith, artistic director of the Lexington Theater Company, explains how a production goes from studio to the stage, beginning with music, then moving to choreography, rehearsals, and blocking. She describes the adjustments made as they move to rehearsing on stage at the Lexington Opera House.

Identify the plot elements of a fiction story and create your very own comic strip!

The superhero Super Flip is flipping out of comic books and flying to your rescue. This time, she’s helping you name the plot elements of a fiction story: character, setting, conflict, and resolution. She’ll even reveal her super power of turning the plot elements of a story into a comic!

Learning Objective: analyze plot elements, including the sequence of events, the conflict, and the resolution.

¡Identifica los elementos de la trama de una historia de ficción y crea tu propia tira cómica!

El superhéroe Super Flip está saliendo de los cómics y volando a tu rescate. Esta vez, ella le ayuda a nombrar los elementos de la trama de una historia de ficción: personaje, escenario, conflicto y resolución.

¡Incluso revelará su gran poder de convertir los elementos de la trama de una historia en un tira cómica!Objetivo de Aprendizaje: analizar los elementos de la trama, incluida la secuencia de eventos, el conflicto y la resolución.

¡Aprende sobre las características físicas de los medioambientes y representa o actúen como los animales que viven allí!

Usted es el siguiente concursante en el juego de la demonstración SUPERVIVENCIA ANIMAL donde viajarás en un globo de aire caliente a la selva de América del Norte, la sabana de África, y luego tomaras un paseo submarino en el océano. Para jugar el juego, usted actuará como a un animal que viviría en cada ambiente, y después escribirá cómo las características físicas de cada ambiente ayudan a su animal a sobrevivir.

Objetivo de Aprendizaje: observar y describir las características físicas de los ambientes y cómo apoyan a las poblaciones y comunidades de plantas y animales dentro de un ecosistema.

Explore the history of The Drama League and New York theater in this video from Treasures of New York: The Drama League. Students are asked to consider how the theater community depends on help from organizations like The Drama League to educate the public about the performing arts and to prepare future artists for a career in the theater industry. In addition to learning more about The Drama League, teaching tips ask students to create drama guides and awards for their own school productions.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Design Competition and learn about the skills required for a career in costume design.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Design Competition and learn about the skills required for a career in lighting design.

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Design Competition and learn about the skills required for a career in projection design.

Learn what it takes to be a scenic designer at the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Design Competition. Get advice and learn about the skills required for a career in scenic design.

Learn about sound design from theater majors participating in the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) Design Competition. Get advice and learn about the skills required for a career in sound design.

Explore how masculinity is portrayed in a modern stylized version of Shakespeare's iconic play in this video from Great Performances: Romeo and Juliet. What does it mean to be a "man?" How is our understanding of masculinity reflected in the interplay of Shakespeare's words and the way in which this production interprets the text? Support materials ask students to analyze the fight scene in Act I of the play and whether Romeo accepts or rejects the ideas about masculinity introduced in that opening scene.

Dancers explore different ways of dancing in and with the space through exercises in the center and across the floor

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in a theater? In this video visit the Lexington Children’s Theatre to get a peek behind the scenes of a theatrical production from set creation to the final dress rehearsal.