Final Performance!

I'm going to be honest, I was a bit nervous for our final performance because Mrs. Larsen got sick with the flu and had to get a sub, so it was all up to me to make sure the performance went smoothly! It was a big job, but I was very excited it turned out as well as it did!

Thankfully, the substitute was wonderfully enthusiastic about our performance and was able to help get all our costumes and props ready for the performance. We headed down 15 minutes early and even got a chance to do a quick run-through for each of the plays so the kids could get a quick refresher on their blocking! 

They did a wonderful job. The parents and the four second-grade classes who came were absolutely thrilled by the kids' performances. Here are a few pictures from our Anansi performance:

And here's a few from the Twelve Dancing Princesses:

One of my second-graders wanted to introduce the show at the last minute. How cute!

And here are the videos of the two final performances!





Thanks to Mrs. Larsen and all her wonderful students. I had so much fun and learned so much!

Props and Final Blocking

Today I introduced "Props" to the second graders and I showed them the props I made for our shows. I didn't spend a lot of time on them because props are pretty straightforward and we needed lots of time to review the two shows we've been working on.

It has been since before Christmas since we've had a chance to run through the shows, so we needed a good long refresher today. Plus we got to actually perform them for the rest of the class on the stage!

We cleared up our blocking (since the space is MUCH larger on the stage than in the classroom) and made sure everyone remembered their lines.

Here's a few pictures from the Anansi group today:

And here are a few pictures from The Twelve Dancing Princesses:

I was actually REALLY impressed with how the two performances went today. The kids were very attentive and I'm always impressed with how much of the story they remember! They even reminded me that I forgot to say one part of the story!

I think it really helped that they knew their peers were watching their performance. It helped them focus and not talk when it wasn't their part. My theory worked! Performing really helps them focus!