The following are suggestions of curriculum subjects that lend themselves to theatre.
KINDERGARTEN- Learning Sounds and making Rhymes
- Sorting objects by Shape, Colour and Size
- Learn to be Respectful and Responsible
- Working in a group, learning how to Share
- Making friends, learning about Feelings
GRADE ONE
- Adding and Subtracting
- Colours
- Seasons
- The Five Senses
- Needs of Animals and Plants
GRADE TWO
- Water – Evaporation & Condensation (Liquid, Gas, Solid), Pollution
- Magnetic Fields – North Pole, South Pole
- Temperature Changes (Hot and Cold)
- Money – Dollars and Cents
- Small Crawling and Flying Insects
GRADE THREE
- Eco-location, Bats
- Sound Waves. Sounds and Vibrations, Hearing
- Rocks and Minerals
- Animal Life Cycles
- Being a Global Citizen
GRADE FOUR
- Plant and Animal Waste
- Human Made Waste and How We Dispose It
- Water and Air Pollution
- Light and Shadow
- Plant Growth and Change
GRADE FIVE
- Wetland Ecosystems, Food Web
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Black Loyalists - Underground Railway
- Weather Watch and Disaster: Clouds, Hurricanes, Earthquakes
- Water Cycle
GRADE SIX
- Sky Science (Phases of the moon, Rotations of the Earth and Moon)
- Democracy: Modern (Federal, Provincial, Local), Ancient Greek, Iroquois
- Flight
- Astronomy
- Trees and Forests
GRADE SEVEN
- Canadian Immigration (Doukhabours, Sikhs, Chinese, Japanese, Black Loyalists, Jewish)
- Energy Sources (Oil & Gas, Coal, Geo-thermal, Wind Power, Solar Power, Hydro Electric)
- Plants – Life cycles, Environments, Food Growth and Distribution
- Impact of Urbanization and Technology on Canadian Society
- Changing roles and images of Women in Canadian Society (i.e., right to vote)
GRADE EIGHT
- Renaissance - Astronomy, Science, Politics, Religion, Arts (Commedia D’el Arte)
- The Spanish and the Aztec – Technology and Disease
- Japan – Isolation and Adaptation
- Light and Vision / Mechanical Systems
- Human Impact on Aquatic Systems
GRADE NINE
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Justice System – Jury Duty, Knowing the Law, Advocacy
- Diversity – It’s role in Species Survival, Genetics
- Distribution and Effect of Potentially Harmful Substances within an Environment
- Space Exploration and Life in Space (Developing Technologies)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Custom Made Workshops
- Mask
- Clown
