EdTA Lesson Plan Library

The Lesson Plan Library is available exclusively to EdTA members. Log in to your account to access more than 300 lesson plans covering grades K-12 and all areas of theatre, all aligned with the National Core Arts Standards.

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Lesson Plan Library

Lesson plans and units created for EdTA members in a common template for ease of use. Our library includes a wide variety of lesson plans for grades K - High School; including a wide variety of lesson plans across all areas of the Theatre Model Curriculum Framework: acting, directing/producing, designing & technical theatre, writing/devising and dramaturgy.

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Access adjudicated lesson plans designed for EdTA.

Students learn to create their own classroom agreements in this SEL embedded lesson plan by Julia Cuppy.

Comparing "A Raisin in the Sun" and "All My Sons" for an analysis of the themes and comparison to contemporary issues.

High School Advanced lesson by Kristie L. Fuller and Kate Lee. Through a series of exercises, students select a theme to explore through research and devising work.

High School Advanced lesson by Julia Cuppy. In this lesson, students collaborate and create a short improvised theatre piece centered on a central idea or theme by using the devised theatre process.

High School Advanced lesson by Kaz Chandler. In this lesson, students investigate the techniques of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed through Forum Theatre in exploring reform of social issues through theatrical convention.

Lesson Plans with annotated SEL Connections

Social Emotional Learning encompasses skills in self awareness, social awareness, self management, responsible decision making and relationship skills. For SEL to be most effective, it must be both explicit and consistent. This page features theatre lesson plans across all aspects of the curriculum which model intentional SEL instruction by making natural connections to what goes on in the theatre classroom. We make it easy for you by demonstrating strategies and language to add SEL power to your lessons.

Looking for a topic? Use the "Search by Keyword" function to find what you are looking for- then download and go!

Looking for a specific grade level? Refine your search using the "Search by Category" dropdown to select High School, Middle Grades, or Elementary.

Download and use these lesson plans which model Social and Emotional learning connections in theatre classrooms, created by educators for EdTA as a part of the 2021 EdTA SEL Lesson Plan Project.

High School Advanced lesson by Kristie L. Farr. After reading a play together, students select a monologue from the play to prepare for a mock audition.

High School Advanced lesson by Natalie Dommer for students to learn how to research the world of a character beyond the script for the purpose of writing a monologue and then presenting it.

High School Advanced lesson by Jason Robert LeClair. In this lesson, students memorize and deliver a soliloquy from a classical play with blocking and emotional purpose.

High School Advanced lesson by Kristie L. Fuller and Kate Lee. Through a series of exercises, students select a theme to explore through research and devising work.

High School Advanced lesson by Jason Robert LeClair. In this lesson, students learn the process of constructing a director’s vision statement for a script.