Fourth-grade actors learn how to be a good audience — watching quietly, keeping their eyes on the stage, laughing at the funny parts, and clapping at the end. A great audience helps the performers do their best. They sort the behaviors, then practice audience etiquette.
Students will be able to…
How does a good audience help a performance?
Project this and sort each behavior into Good audience or Not.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
When YOU perform, what do you want the audience to do?
Students explore.
Students rehearse.
Students perform.
Students close.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre).
Respond thoughtfully as an audience member.
Show respect when evaluating a performance.
Understand audience role in theatre.
Support peers’ performances.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students practice audience etiquette during a short performance. A printable audience-rules 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.