Free Stuff!
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Let’s talk about Free stuff today. I know what it is like to be a beginning teacher. It can be anxiety ridden. If you are like me, you suffer from Imposter Syndrome, too. It can be nerve wracking, yes? Even now, I have to remind myself I was a drama teacher and director for thirty-eight years. I know what I am doing…If you want to know me better, check out: About Me
Pick up this free lesson concerning Lin Manuel Miranda
Or pick up this one for Myles Frost of MJ, the Musical (about Michael Jackson)
We, drama teachers, aren’t as fortunate as some. Some subjects have everything laid out for them and that’s great.
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Here’s a free poster of Adrianna DeBose!
Drama is different.
We might have a smattering of books, but a conscientious teacher needs many resources to help them. When I began teaching theater, I worked from what I was trained to do—what I knew was college-level acting classes. It took quite some time to discover my own teaching style–hands-on, games as learning tools, plenty of fun and laughs. That’s me.
Later, when I studied for my Masters in Education (creative arts learning focus), we developed lessons using the arts to teach the core subjects. That was cool, but they weren’t really what I needed. These lessons evolved from that time.
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Pick up a FREE sample of my very popular radio drama script, Bow Wow Blues. or The Brave Little Tailor!
Free Stuff
Two years later, a new middle school was being built in our community. I became the first sixth-grade drama teacher in the school system.
Exciting, yes. Challenging? You bet. In one year, I taught over 400 sixth graders in twenty-five day rotations. What made this challenging was not the students, but the breadth of resources I needed. I mean, you can’t teach the same thing over and over seven times each year.
In May when everyone else was planning end of school activities, I was teaching the same curriculum from the beginning of the year for the eighth time that year! Crazy.
Over the next twelve years, I perfected my curriculum.
Jigsaw Puzzle Stories
One of my favorite tools is postcards. You can use postcards for a host of lessons–storytelling, movement, playwriting, scene development and improvisation.
Here is a free lesson I created for Teacherspayteachers.com.
It’s called Jigsaw Puzzle Postcard Stories. Check it out here: Jigsaw Puzzle Postcard Stories
Here is free one on Audra McDonald
Here’s another FREE one.
If you go to the site, you’ll find this and other lessons (several free) which might be of use to you.
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Costume Design with Little Red Riding Hood
What else do you need that I might be able to provide?
(Sorry, the pendants aren’t free, but worth the price.) I’d be happy to create what you need. I’ve helped several teachers by developing what they hadn’t found time to create for themselves. Here is one: Lee Strasberg Acting Styles
When you purchase my products, you get thirty-eight years of teaching and directing experience. Can’t beat that, huh?
Contact me at dhcbaldwin@gmail.com or DeborahBaldwin.net
