Yolanda U. Trapp
Rain Forest Gallimauphry
Targeted Intelligence: Bodily/Kinnesthetic
Supporting Intelligences: Verbal/Linguistic, Musical/Rhythmic, Naturalist
Thinking Skill: Analysis
Social Skill: Accepting responsibility, taking turns
Goal: To learn about the environment of the rain forest
Materials: chart paper and markers.
Task Focus: class crated the happening of the rain forest through the performance.
Product: Production of the role play
Time: Every days - 45 min. period.
Objective: How to know the uniqueness of the rain forest.
Activity:
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1. The teacher reads a story or shows a video about the rain forest.
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2. The total class brainstorms all the things found in the rain forest.
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3. Small groups are assigned a word to act out a part (e.g., Birds - the students decides the motion and the sound as they become a bird).
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4. Give time for a quick rehearsal. Count 1-2-3 everyone makes their noise and motion.
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5. now for the performance:
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a. The lull before the storm, the teacher holds up fingers 1-2 and as soon as the students see 3 the role play begins.
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b. After a period of 3-2 and when the students see 1 the gallimauphry ends.
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c. Now the teacher starts on one side of the room. He or she walks across the room and passes in front of sections of the students. While the teachers is in front of a particular group, they make their noise and motion. As he or she passes by they get still quiet - this continues all the way across the room.
Reflection
In cooperative groups of 3 or 4, complete and share this chart.
(chart available in print form)
