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Let's Pretend |
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Movies, stories, television shows, songs, and even dances are often base on "make-believe." When you pretend to be someone or something you're not, you're "acting." Go onstage with some of these activities:
#1. Be A Mime
A mime acts out something without using any sounds or words. Here are some everyday
activities to try to "act out":
| Make your bed | Feed the dog | Read a book |
| Set the table | Brush your teeth | Get dressed |
| Fold laundry | Play on a slide | Go to a movie |
| Hand out worksheets | Fly on a plane | Build a snowman |
| pick up a heavy object | pass an object to another person | pretend to drop something fragile |
Create a setting by acting out one of these scenes. Or try one
of your own:
- A bird inside a bird cage.
- Someone learning to play a musical instrument.
- Toasting marshmallows over a camp fire on a cold night.
#2. If You Were...
With four or five friends, work together to become a type of machine.
Together you can be:
- A Train
- A Computer
- A washing machine or dryer
Be sure to add movements and sound to your machine as you make it work.
#3. Dress It Up:
Gather together bed sheets, old clothes, coats, towels, hats, Halloween
wigs, and other things you have permission to use. Make and then try on
different outfits. How do they make you feel? Can you act differently in these
outfits than you do in your everyday clothes?
#4. Act It Out
As a group, pick one fairy tale, fable, or well-known story. Act out the
main scenes from that story. You can use costumes, props, and set pieces if your
want. Perform the scenes for your families and friends.
#5. Louder, Please!
Try these two breathing exercises to help make sure you're heard in the
back row.
- Put your hands on your waist. As you breathe in, your waist
should get bigger, pushing against your hands. As you breathe out, your waist
should get smaller. Say "Ahhh" as you breathe out. How long can you hold that
"Ahhh"? Have a friend time you.
- Rest for a minute. Do the same exercise, but this time see how loudly you can
say "Ahhh." How loudly can your friend do it?
#6. Tongue Twisters:
You have to speak clearly if you want to be understood. Try each of the
following tongue twisters slowly at first. Then try to say them faster and
faster. How many times in a row can you say them? How quickly can you say them?
Tongue Twisters
Rubber baby buggy bumpers.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Toy boat.
Hairy Henry Hartley hurried home.
Crisp crusts crackle crunchily.
On Tuesday, Timmy told two tall tales to Tommy.
Fast Frank fries frankfurters and french fries.
Slippery snakes slide swiftly down ski slopes.
The myth of Miss Muffet.
Fat frogs flying past fast.
Which witch wished which wicked wish?
Betty better butter Brad's bread.
Three free throws.
Make up some of your own tongue twisters.
#7. Putting Your Best Face Forward
Masks are sometimes used in plays, dances, and
festivals. They can be just a decoration or part of a costume.
You will need:
1. Cut the paper plate in half. Use one of these halves for
your mask.
2. Hold the plate half up to your face. The round part should be up and the
straight part down. With your fingers, feel along the plate until you come
to the place where your eyes are. Using a crayon, mark this spot.
3. Carefully cut circles in the spot that you marked for your eyes.
4. Between and below your eyes, cut a little space for your nose.
5. Decorate your mask, using crayons, markers, ribbon or fabric.
6. Make a small hole at each side of your mask. Thread the elastic through the
holes and make knots to keep it in place.
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