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ST. JOHNSBURY – Teaching artist Susanna Olson will lead a workshop for early childhood educators. “Bringing Butterfly Life-Cycle & Migratory Behavior to Life through Drama!” at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, Monday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. The evening will explore drama-based exercises to teach about butterflies and beyond. The session earns to hours PD credit.
The workshop will will explore playful and simple drama routines, early childhood educators can expand expressive range and deepen learning for children by offering them opportunities to construct and demonstrate their understanding of a wide range of content from literature to science and beyond.
In this workshop, participants will experience a collection of tried-and-true exercises designed to guide young learners, each in their own unique way, to pantomime the life cycle and migratory behavior of monarch butterflies. Drama exercises will include “Echo,” “Freeze,” “Moving through Space,” “Solo,” “Shaping,” and more.
Following the acting session, teachers will brainstorm together ways these same exercises can be used to support a wide range of curricular content in the classroom. A brief tour of the butterfly house at Fairbanks Museum will enrich this fun experience.
The workshop is free, but advance registration is required. Reserve a spot at catamountarts.org/education/classes-and-workshops or by calling (802) 748-2600, extension 3.
