40minutes lesson plan for a drama class

Drama in English Education- The Ant and the Grasshopper
*Target level- 3rd graders, pre-intermediate

*Class size- 10 persons

*Time limit- 40mins.

*materials- portable stereo

*Name of the storybook- The Ant and the Grasshopper

* Objectives- Students can sing the musical songs of the storybook and know the choreography of the music.

*Class step (week plan, based on the former plan homework)
I. Story telling
II. Hands-on Activity
III. Comprehension Worksheet
IV. Song & making choreography : today
V. Speaking Interaction
VI. Rehearse
VII. Performance


IV. Song & making choreography

I. Warm-up
A. Greetings
1. Singing a Song
a. ‘Hello, How are you?’ song
b. ’I like you there’s no doubt about it’ song

II. Preliminary
A. Playing Games
1. mime game – making story with main. pair work. taking turns. On one person’s turn, the person moves their body showing something or becoming something. Then the partner gets his or hers turn and do maim based on the former one of the partner.

III. Main 1
A. learn <Can We Play?> song
1. Listen to the song
2. sing along
3. make choreography– make 2 groups for the play.

IV. Main 21. Listen to the song
2. sing along
3. make choreography

VI. Wrap-up
1. introduce what we are going to learn at next class
2. Sing the ‘Good bye song’

I think you know a lot of English songs~~ *^^*
I envy you~~ I have to be a struggler in this field.
I love making students create thier own dance with a song.
Sometimes, it might be a hard work for them, but I'm sure that
if we practice it many times, they will enjoy making dance, carefully paying attention
to the lyrics of a song. Thanks for your good idea~~

Singing and dancing with the story must be so fun!
10 Ss are such an ideal number... I wish my class is that small...
I want to know more about the choreography you and your Ss make because I just have no idea how to make it. It looks great that you can actually enjoy teaching the kids with those activities. If there's any chance, I wan to see the song and dance~~~

You have several songs in this lesson plan.
I think children will be excited in your class.
And I am so impressed in the game "Mine Game"
At first, I think that it will be too difficult to the children, but
it will be good experience to the children.
Every child likes new game so, I expect your class.

Your lesson have a lot of fun to sing a song.
They will learn lots of things from a song .
I suggest you to add more various activities in your class.
It helps your students have long term memorization.
You are so energetic teacher for kids.
I envy your passion to teach childeren. ^^