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• Each student finds his or her own personal space in the room. As the teacher reads or tells a simple story, each student "acts it out." Students should respond individually with no student-to-student interaction. Each student simply goes through the physical movements of the protagonist of the story, concentrating on the five senses and on really "experiencing" the character's adventures.

• Staging Fox Fables Complete lesson plan from the Oklahoma Arts Council online curriculum. Refer to Session 2 for students retelling the story in their own way.

• Child Drama - Guided Imagery This is a technique similar to narrative pantomime, but simultaneously simpler and more sophisticated. Guided Imagery exercises help young actors explore the imaginative use of the five senses in creating the environment of a role. 

• Child Drama - Drama from Picture Books Suggestions for how you can turn a picture book into a creative drama lesson

• Process Drama: Taking a Walk in Someone Else's Shoes, Patti Saraniero - Kennedy Center Process drama is a creative instructional method that offers teachers and students the experience of an event, a place, or a time period through improvisation rather than rehearsing and presenting a final performance.

• Getting Started in Theatre: Creative Drama Book chapter to help teachers and students better understand creative drama. Includes lesson ideas, definitions of terms, etc.