
March is Theatre in Our Schools Month
Throughout March, thousands of students and theatre educators will be raising awareness about the impact of theatre education with dedicated spirit weeks, social media takeovers and more! Learn all about it and add your voices at the link below.

Free Tools for Theatre Teachers - In Honor of TIOS
In celebration of Theatre in Our Schools Month we are sharing samples of some of the best ideas and curriculum on EdTA's Learning Center which illustrate theatre arts education from grades K through High School. Join us in advocating for a sequential theatre education for students of all ages! |
RESOURCES FOR CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT
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Grades K - 2

Curriculum Mapping Grades K-2 (download) created for EdTA by Jennifer Ridgway, Maryland Theatre Educator
Sample Lesson Plan: Kindergarten shared by the Hershey Area Playhouse
Sample Theatre with SEL Embedded Lesson Plan:Grades 1-2 "Why Bears Have Short Tales" by Elizabeth Bowman
Grades 3 - 5
DOWNLOAD an Elementary Theatre Curriculum Map by Jennifer Ridgway
Sample Lesson Plan: Exploring Characters Through Creative Dramatics Lesson for Grade 5 shared by Heather Cameron, Caitlin Boerner, and Megan Baird
Sample SEL Embedded Theatre Lesson Plan - "Truth About Me Character Mapping" by Joshua Rashon Streeter
Grades 6 - 8

Middle Years Curriculum Map created for EdTA by Jennifer Ridgway (download)
Sample Lesson Plan: Improvised Characters for Middle Grades by Jennifer Ridgway
Sample SEL Embedded Theatre Lesson Plan: "Rehearsal 101- Independent Rehearsals" by Mandi Tapia Pace
High School
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Seeking HS Theatre SEL lesson plans?
NEW! For EdTA MEMBERS only - the Social and Emotional Lesson Plan Library
Over 150 lesson plans with social and emotional learning skills demonstrated and baked in to the instruction. Learn how to offer your students important life skills of sel awareness, social awareness, self management, responsible decision making and relationship skills as a part of theatre instruction.
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Loving these resources? There are more lesson plans,curriculum maps and other resources available for EdTA members! Join today for full access to EdTA's Learning Center!
Support a Troupe
Even more ways to help- support a Troupe in honor of Theatre in Our Schools Month. Thespian Relief Grants exist to help school theatre programs in need. Two types of grants are offered: a $500 grant that can be used for International Thespian Society troupe-related fees (dues and inductions) and a $1,000 grant that can be used for any theatre program-related expense, including show rights, equipment, travel, and more. New Troupe Charter Grants, Troupe Reinstatement Grants and Induction Assistance Grants are now a part of the Thespian Relief Grant program.
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