Educational Shows for Students
The Act!vated Storytellers perform literature-based productions. Students laugh while they are learning on multiple levels. Study Guides are available to extend the educational experience for your school or library, as are workshops and residency programs.
Act!vated Storytellers' theatrical productions and residency programs are designed to
- Reinforce State Content Standards for grades K-12
- Integrate the English-Language Arts Standard with the Performing Arts Standard
- Build Vocabulary
- Include Multicultural Perspectives
- Promote an interest in reading, culture and theatre arts
Theatrical productions designed to enrich your school's curriculum goals in:
PERFORMANCE ARTS
Throughout time, the arts have been essential to human existence. Through the arts people discover ways to shape and share their thoughts and feelings. The arts enrich the quality of life, improve problem solving abilities and communication skills.
The Act!vated Storytellers' action-packed productions feature a variety of performance art skills including: theatre, music (song and dance), acrobatics, clowning, vaudeville and mime.
Kids get in on the act. Pre-selected students will learn acting techniques while they learn a role in the show, then they perform on stage.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Productions based on folktales and classics to enhance the language arts curriculum and inspire kids to read. A large oversized book serves as the set for the multicultural folktale theatre production. As the stories are performed the pages turn to depict the scenes.
Reading is a big part of what we do and books are promoted at every opportunity.
Because young children respond to gestures and movement before react to spoken word, American Sign Language (ASL) is incorporated as both a means of communication and a performance art. ASL is captivating for hearing students to watch, and teachers of foreign students say it is helping their students learn English.
VISUAL ARTS
Students and adults alike get a big kick out of the unusual props and costumes. Many will be inspired to make their own creations once they realize they are made from items found around the house.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Stories rich in American Heritage and a multicultural theme are purposefully chosen to so that teachers may use the shows as a springboard for further study of the cultures they represent.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The "activated" performance style we have developed to "tell" the stories require nonstop physical activity. Being a performer demands the discipline of an athlete. Students and adults alike are awed by the sheer physical nature of the show. The shows incorporate a variety of physical performance art skills including: dance, acrobatic tricks, clown skills and pratfalls - not to mention squeezing through tennis rackets.
Booking Information
Please visit the booking information page for details and fill out the information request form to schedule program or request more information for your school.
Download a flyer to print and share with your favorite library or school. (PDF format) Get Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Extend the learning experience with classroom workshops and Artist-in-Residency program.
