Words Come Alive

We are working with Flynn Arts educator, Joan Robinson, thanks to grant money from the PTO and the VT Arts Council.  We are learning about elements of acting: volume, facial expression, emotional tone and gestures.  We are using these elements to act out stories.  First we acted out stories from a book series called Elephant and Piggie.  Next we will use these acting skills to act out stories that we have written.  Through acting we are finding out how to add more description to our writing.  We are also using these elements to practice reading fluently.  And, finally, we are having fun trying out these acting moves in our rehearsals for our team play, Life Cycles.