Second graders discover that theater is pretending — using imagination to become a character and tell a story by acting it out — learning what actors and audiences do.
Students will be able to…
Have you ever pretended to be a superhero or a puppy? That’s what theater is — pretending and using your imagination! What is theater?
Project this and tap each idea. Have children learn what pretending and theater are all about.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Ever pretended to be a superhero? That’s theater — pretending!
Children explore.
Children play.
Children perform.
Children close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre).
Use imagination in dramatic play.
Recognize actors and audience.
Pretend to be a character.
Connect pretending to their world.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have children pretend to be an animal at home and have their family guess what it is. A printable pretend sheet is in the Arts library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.