Curriculum Unit
Renee Ziegler
Cooperation and Dramatic Play in the Kindergarten Classroom
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
Stories can be told/retold in a variety of ways, using various materials and props.
Cooperation is the process of working together to achieve an end result.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
What happens when students use their imaginations and/or learned theatre skills while engaging in creative exploration and inquiry?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Stories have characters and a setting or settings. Stories have a beginning, middle and end.
We can work together in a variety of ways to tell stories.
Cooperation with classmates is an important part of being at school.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
Who are the characters in a story? Who is the main character?
What is the story setting?
Why is the sequence of story events important?
How can we work together to tell a story in the dramatic play area?
How can we use puppets to tell a story?
What are ways that I can cooperate with my classmates?
Why is cooperation important?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
prop, puppet
cooperation
character, main character, setting
beginning, middle, end
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES