Little Plays for Little People Grades K-3: Theatre Games and Activities [Paperback]

Chari R. Greenberg (Author)

Book Description

For use with students aged five to nine, this resource details warm-up activities and practice vignettes to theatre games, activities and complete theatre scripts. It also provides advice on auditioning, lists of sound effects and tips on technical production.

Product Details

• Paperback: 135 pages
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563083728
• ISBN-13: 978-1563083723
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,570,008 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is fun!, December 7, 1998

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This review is from: Little Plays for Little People Grades K-3: Theatre Games and Activities (Paperback)

Hooray for Chari Greenberg! I found this book very well written, easy to follow, and fun! This is a great book for someone who knows nothing about acting, but would like to teach children how to act. The explanations are so simple and easy that I was inspired to think that even I could teach children's theatre. This book illustrates acting skills, auditioning, and play line-ups. There are many examples and exercises for helping children improve their acting skill. Another positive trait is that the author anticipates and addresses classroom behavior. For example, it mentions that the kids may try to run around while they are plants and to remind them that plants stay in place.

This book contains some well-formatted entertaining plays that allow children to act out the stories while the teacher feeds them lines. I tried out the warm-up exercises and two other plays, "Friends 1 and 2 have an argument" and "Goldilocks and the Many Bears" on children ages 4-9 and the kids had a great time! I asked the kids what they thought of the plays and they said, "They were fun!" The kids and I look forward to performing more of these charming little plays.