Fine Arts Grades K-6

This is part of a video series in which kids get to meet people from various interesting professions/arts. This unscripted meeting will give students an introduction to the art of mime.

Have you ever wondered how a mime artist acts out "how to find a balloon in your pocket"? Here is a video that will show you how.

This Wonderopolis page has an embedded video of a mime performance, a biography of Marcel Marceau and a description of mime.

In this video from 1969, Jim Henson (and his friends) talk about puppetry and how to make puppets.

Sogolon is the puppet show and theatrical company dedicated to keeping the Mali (Africa) puppet tradition alive. The group develops and promotes the Bamanan-Somono-Bozo puppet show. Watch the show and learn how the marionettes come to life.

This is a quick animated video describing the history of the theatre.

Noah and Coco are going to put on a play. You get to choose the background, props, characters and music.

This interactive glossary provides you with a comprehensive vocabulary of terms that are pertinent to the theatre.

This is a quick animated video describing the history of the theatre.

You can learn about acting and speaking with expression. Play the introduction and then try these three plays.