Open Forum

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Hi, Nathan. 

While the Open Forum is a great place for middle and high school teachers, you won't find many elementary school teachers here.  The International Thespian Society that brings most of us here does not have an elementary school component.  

Your contact info says you are in North Carolina, so I'd like to second what Medina has written.  The North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators is a wonderful place to find your people.  I became a member when I moved to NC to teach in 2000, and I attended all but one Fall Sharing between then and my retirement in 2019.  (I was on stage during the one Fall Sharing I missed.)  You'll find workshops presented by fellow Theatre Arts teachers--elementary, middle, and high school--and have time to network with fellow teachers.  The Fall Sharing nurtured me as a teacher, an artist, and a human being.  Winter Focus is also fabulous for nurturing the artist.

The link Medina provided will give you all the information you need to get plans in line for this coming fall.

There is also a Facebook page where many elementary Theatre Arts teachers hang out: Theatre Teacher Lesson Lending.  The FILES tab at the top gives you access to tons of materials people have uploaded.  Unfortunately, the files aren't organized by grade level.  They aren't organized at all.  But if you can find the time this summer to explore there, you'll find some interesting lesson plans and materials.  And there are frequent posts by elementary teachers asking for advice.  The answers are sometimes brilliant.    

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you so much for the response. I figured I would be one of the few, the proud, the elementary Theatre Arts teacher. Any connection I can make with fellow theatre teachers, no matter the type of school, is important to me. I will definitely be checking out the Fall Sharing event.

Hi, Nathan. 

While the Open Forum is a great place for middle and high school teachers, you won't find many elementary school teachers here.  The International Thespian Society that brings most of us here does not have an elementary school component.  

Your contact info says you are in North Carolina, so I'd like to second what Medina has written.  The North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators is a wonderful place to find your people.  I became a member when I moved to NC to teach in 2000, and I attended all but one Fall Sharing between then and my retirement in 2019.  (I was on stage during the one Fall Sharing I missed.)  You'll find workshops presented by fellow Theatre Arts teachers--elementary, middle, and high school--and have time to network with fellow teachers.  The Fall Sharing nurtured me as a teacher, an artist, and a human being.  Winter Focus is also fabulous for nurturing the artist.

The link Medina provided will give you all the information you need to get plans in line for this coming fall.

There is also a Facebook page where many elementary Theatre Arts teachers hang out: Theatre Teacher Lesson Lending.  The FILES tab at the top gives you access to tons of materials people have uploaded.  Unfortunately, the files aren't organized by grade level.  They aren't organized at all.  But if you can find the time this summer to explore there, you'll find some interesting lesson plans and materials.  And there are frequent posts by elementary teachers asking for advice.  The answers are sometimes brilliant.    

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CJ Breland
Retired Theatre Arts Educator
NC

Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2024 09:13
From: Nathan Pearce
Subject: Elementary Theatre

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you so much for the response. I figured I would be one of the few, the proud, the elementary Theatre Arts teacher. Any connection I can make with fellow theatre teachers, no matter the type of school, is important to me. I will definitely be checking out the Fall Sharing event.

Hi, Nathan. 

While the Open Forum is a great place for middle and high school teachers, you won't find many elementary school teachers here.  The International Thespian Society that brings most of us here does not have an elementary school component.  

Your contact info says you are in North Carolina, so I'd like to second what Medina has written.  The North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators is a wonderful place to find your people.  I became a member when I moved to NC to teach in 2000, and I attended all but one Fall Sharing between then and my retirement in 2019.  (I was on stage during the one Fall Sharing I missed.)  You'll find workshops presented by fellow Theatre Arts teachers--elementary, middle, and high school--and have time to network with fellow teachers.  The Fall Sharing nurtured me as a teacher, an artist, and a human being.  Winter Focus is also fabulous for nurturing the artist.

The link Medina provided will give you all the information you need to get plans in line for this coming fall.

There is also a Facebook page where many elementary Theatre Arts teachers hang out: Theatre Teacher Lesson Lending.  The FILES tab at the top gives you access to tons of materials people have uploaded.  Unfortunately, the files aren't organized by grade level.  They aren't organized at all.  But if you can find the time this summer to explore there, you'll find some interesting lesson plans and materials.  And there are frequent posts by elementary teachers asking for advice.  The answers are sometimes brilliant.    

------------------------------
CJ Breland
Retired Theatre Arts Educator
NC

Original Message:
Sent: 06-04-2024 09:13
From: Nathan Pearce
Subject: Elementary Theatre

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. 

Good morning everyone!

I just joined today and am excited about connecting with fellow Theatre teachers. As the subject line states, I'm an elementary theatre teacher ( a rare breed, I know). Would love to know if there any other elementary theatre teachers on here and connect about how you do things in your classroom. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.