Pantomime-A-Tale

=Pantomime-A-Tale =  By Virginia Wai



**Pantomime** is detailed movements which expresses specific ideas, emotions, characters, and situations. Children will communicate through pantomime for their own expressive satisfaction as well as to convey meaning to others. Students should feel comfortable and successful with their expressive abilities in movement and pantomime. Incorporating body movements with action words is a great SDAIE strategy that helps the English language learners, as well as non-English language learners.

**Pantomime-A-Tale** - technique can be used with fiction or nonfiction reading selections. It provides a way for children to experience excellent literature, trying on different characters and joining them in adventures. It is also a great way for students to value the leader (narrator).

The teacher should introduce pantomime to the entire class. Students will be asked to pantomime (or act out) simple tasks they do every day, like brushing their teeth, combing their hair, and putting on a shirt. The whole class will be doing this together as a warm up.
 * How to prepare students for pantomime **

1. Teacher narrates a literature for the entire class. Every student will pantomime all the actions from the literature.
 *  Pantomime-A-Tale can be used in different ways: **

2. Teacher assigns groups of students to represent different characters. Teacher narrates literature, while students pantomime their given roles.

3. Students are assigned into groups. One member of the group will read aloud, while the rest of the group pantomime the actions.

The choice of literature for pantomime should include many action verbs, so that students can act them out.
 * Literature that are great for pantomime:**



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Resources: "Creative Drama For the Classroom Teacher" by Ruth Beall Heinig [|SDAIE Strategies Glossary]