Drama Lessons for Middle Grades from an Award Winning Drama Teacher

Drama Lessons for Middle Grades from an Award Winning Drama Teacher

Hello!

You may not know me or be familiar with my work.  I’m Deborah Baldwin (but my friends call me Deb.)  I am a recently retired award winning drama teacher of thirty-eight years.  In that time, I directed over 300 plays and musicals with students and adults as well.  I taught every grade level, but the bulk of my time was spent with secondary students.

Here is my resume if you’d like to see it: DeborahBaldwin.net

If you are looking for lessons for high school theater classes, check out Drama Lessons for High School from an Award Winning Drama Teacher or elementary classes at Creative Dramatics Lessons for Elementary Grades by an Award Winning Drama Teacher

My Teaching Style

Drama is a hands-on class. To this end, I’m always on my feet, modeling for my students while teaching them a host of concepts. It is not unusual to hear my classroom in chortles of laughter because humor is an outstanding way to gain a student’s attention. I empower students at an early age.

Although I am always mindful of my learning objectives, I think it’s vital for students to experiment within the confines of my instruction. I encourage students to be independent and creative thinkers. Many less confident or reluctant students benefit from my teaching methods as together we hit the challenges they encounter. I am creative, intense, driven and brave–these are qualities I nurture in all my students and generally receive outstanding results.

Check out my store at Dramamommaspeaks.

Here is my opinion about expectations of middle school My Pet Peeve

If you are looking for drama units, lessons and plays for your students, I can help you.  Here are a few of my lessons for middle grade students:

Drama Curriculum and Units

Set Design Units

Set Design, the Rendering

If you need theater lessons for elementary students, check out Creative Dramatics Lessons for Elementary Grades by an Award Winning Drama Teacher

Choice Boards 

If you have reluctant students in your class, try choice boards.  They give students an opportunity to learn what they want to know the most about.

Wicked Costume Design Boom Cards

Do you ever use Boom cards?  This lesson is great for teaching about the musical Wicked, while also studying costume design near Halloween.

Playwriting Easter Monologue

Costume Design with Fairy Tale Characters

Bow Blues Radio Play Unit

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Invite a Play Character to dinner

Wicked, the Broadway Musical Lesson

or this bundle with Wicked, Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth Biographies

or this Google Classroom version: Wicked, the Broadway Musical (Google Classroom)

or a Famous Theater Artist Biography for the Google Classroom:  Sarah Bareilles

Drama Lessons for Middle Grades from an Award Winning Drama Teacher

Myles Frost

Famous Theater Artists:  Lin Manuel Miranda Biography

Here is a new readers theater script lesson based on an Inca legend:  The Magic Lake 

I hope you’ll check out my drama education products.  There are nearly 340 of them ready and waiting for you.

Satisfied Customers 

I’m so flattered by reviews such as these:

• “Absolutely brilliant! Brightened my classroom with purpose!” (Famous Theater Artist Pendants)
• “This is such a thorough study of Sarah Bareilles. My students really enjoyed learning about her. She’s a great role model for having a growth mindset.”
• “I used this Lin Manuel Mirranda lesson in conjunction with the Hamilton unit, and my students really enjoyed it. Thank you for putting this together!”
• “This was a great addition, Set Design with School Setting, for my students during digital learning last year. They really enjoyed doing it and I got some great set designs turned in.”
• “This The Wiz Broadway musical resourcse is highly detailed and contains all of the information I need to support my unit on the Wiz.”
• “This resource is filled with activities that can give students an experience outside of the classroom! You can design independent lessons from this unit, where students can explore radio show history and listen to examples. My class is going to perform our radio show over a zoom call. Deborah is a great; she responded promptly to my questions and even added resources for me!” (Bow Wow Blues Radio Theater Unit)
• I used this resource to get my students ready to attend the Come From Away musical as a field trip. Back in September, we had written letters of gratitude to the people of Gander for what they did on 9/11. Long story short and a few interviews in-between, my EL’s got to attend the musical in Houston in early March 2020 with Captain Bass herself! Thank you for this resource. It helped them prepare for what we would see onstage before seeing it in real life. THANK YOU!!

Looking for something free?  There are free lessons here in my blog and in my store.  Here is something for you: Freebies Stuff

If you don’t find what you need, contact me.  Chances are I’d be interested in creating what you are needing.  That’s always fun! I also customize bundles so if that is something you’d be interested in, do email me.

Contact me at dhcbaldwin@gmail.com or DeborahBaldwin.net