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Acting Out a Story

Kindergartners act out a simple story — a whole day, from waking up to going to sleep — learning that stories happen in order, with a beginning, middle, and end.

KindergartenStory25 minutes1 class periodArtistic ProcessExplicit teaching4 StandardsNCAS
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Act out a story.
  • ✓Do it in order.
  • ✓Know stories have a start & end.
  • ✓Use my body.
Essential Question

Stories happen in order — like your day, from waking up to bedtime! Can you act out a story in the right order?

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Interactive Task
Put in Order · Interactive

Order the Story

Project this and have children put the parts of a day story in order — wake up to bedtime.

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The Lesson · Artistic Process (Warm-Up · Explore · Rehearse · Perform · Reflect)

25 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

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Warm-Up — Stories in Order

3 min

Stories happen in order, like your day — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Tell a mixed-up day.
  • Ask what’s wrong.
  • Warm up.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Notice.
  • Warm up.
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Explore — Acting a Story

7 min

Children explore.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Order the Story.
  • Order it.
  • Act each part.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Order it.
  • Act it.
  • Name.
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Rehearse — Rehearse

7 min

Children rehearse.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Act waking up.
  • Act going to school.
  • Act the whole day.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Stretch!
  • Walk!
  • Act it.
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Perform — Perform

5 min

Children perform.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Act out the story.
  • Show each part.
  • Be kind.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Act it.
  • Show it.
  • Be kind.
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Reflect — Reflect

3 min

Children respond.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say the first part.
  • Act a part.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Act it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Theatre).

NCAS
TH:Cr1.1.K

Act out a simple story.

NCAS
TH:Pr4.1.K

Order the parts of a story.

NCAS
TH:Cr2.1.K

Use body to tell a story.

NCAS
TH:Cn11.1.K

Connect story to life.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Story picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “First ___, then ___.”
  • Act together.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with wake up and sleep.
  • Order two at a time.
  • Act one part.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Act a longer story.
  • Add a feeling.
  • Make up a story.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🎭A pretend stage
  • 💻Order the Story
  • 📚Story cards
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

storythings that happen in orderactto pretend and showorderthe right positionfirstthe beginningnextwhat comes afterlastthe endingbeginningthe startendthe finish
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What do you do FIRST in the day story?
Wake up and stretch.
QUESTION 2
Do stories happen in order?
Yes — with a beginning, middle, and end.
QUESTION 3
What is the LAST part of the day story?
Go home and sleep.

Reflect: act a story.

Have children act out their own day in order for a family member. A printable story sheet is in the Arts library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

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.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: act, beginning, end, first, last, next, order, story
  1. to pretend and show
  2. the beginning
  3. the start
  4. the ending
  5. what comes after
  6. the finish
  7. the right position
  8. things that happen in order

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What do you do FIRST in the day story?
  2. Do stories happen in order?
  3. What is the LAST part of the day story?
Answer key — Part A: 1) act · 2) first · 3) beginning · 4) last · 5) next · 6) end · 7) order · 8) story
Part B: 1) Wake up and stretch. 2) Yes — with a beginning, middle, and end. 3) Go home and sleep.