Behold the frightful mouse king, the elegant sugar plum fairies, and the entire land of sweets. The nutcracker ballet activities and books archives. Nutcracker crafts nutcracker sweet nutcracker christmas christmas music christmas themes kids christmas xmas music activities language activities the nutcracker is a great theme at christmas time. Nutcracker lessons for elementary music kelly rileys. The links are for free nutcrakcer printables for preschoolers through 1st graders sometimes older. Print, color and cut out the entire nutcracker cast in our nutcracker printable puppet activity.
The story of the nutcracker originally came from russia. Little children will love pressing the pages to hear special arrangements from tchaikovskys famous nutcracker ballet. I love the decorating, the lights outside, the music and most of all the family time together. For many music teachers, december in the music room means the nutcracker. Join marie, fritz, and the intriguing nutcracker himself on a magical adventure only possible on a night like christmas eve. Have the children color them and cut the piece out. Two storytellers, clara, godfather, nutcracker toy, three mice, mouse king, six soldiers, sugarplum fairy, arabian princesses, chinese tea dancers and flower ballerinas. The study guide allows you to choose what best meets your needs and includes background information, a variety of specifically developed activities, and a list of available resources that can be used in the classroom before and after the performance.
The nutcracker lesson plan for prek and kindergarten classes. This is a great activity to do with any of the pieces from the nutcracker suite. The nutcracker lesson plan for prek and kindergarten classes lesson plans for prek and k by tania cowling teaching grades prek to 5 the night of christmas eve, a nutcracker doll comes alive to battle and defeat the king of the mice with claras help. Learning activities for specific parts movements of the ballet. These letters are collected here for children everywhere to enjoy. It is dazzling white except for that golden light coming from my. Go on a magical christmas adventure with a girl named clara as she is whisked away by a nutcracker prince to the kingdom of sweets.
If you are using story disks, draw a simple ballet slipper on one and place on russia. They will read a text lesson, take a followup quiz, and participate in two activities to solidify their. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. For that theme this year is a fun learning pack with a nutcracker theme. A number of these activities work well through early elementary and add to older childrens appreciation and understanding of the nutcracker. We did a lot of christmas things when i lived in berkeley. Several years ago, my friend, kristin kreiss, shared with me an amazing movement activity she created for the nutcracker march. A delight for young ballet fans during the holiday season. If you want to make a whole unit study out of the nutcracker, check out this post from real life at home. In this guide, i have included games, coloring pages and activities that your family may want to complete before, after, or even during the intermission to help you to get the most out of your trip to the war memorial opera house. Love these ideas with the little ones, every year take to watch the nutcracker this year watching the movie, taking 15 young ladies for a girls night out cant wait, my daughters and nieces are so excited and i always try to do something special for them and found so many things on this site to try, cant wait thanks. Its only natural that as others learn about santa claus, reindeer and elves, that we learn more about our favorite characters with this christmas unit. In addition to the nutcracker coloring pages above, the nutcracker activity kit includes several fun printable activities.
Her childrens books have been printed by such notable publishers as random house, readers digest, scholastic, fisher price, joshua morris, western publishing, macmillan, dover publications, etc. The story of the nutcracker ballet relates the story of the popular ballet. The nutcracker a playscript for children drama start. The nutcracker unit for kindergarten 12th grade lesson. Set in new york city during the height of the harlem renaissance, the nutcracker in harlem depicts how one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy. Our school is interested in performing a very short, one scene of the nutcracker. Christmas would not be the same without the story of the nutcracker for our family. With simple text and stunning illustrations by olga demidova throughout and a qr code to watch scenes from the nutcracker ballet online. One magical christmas night, a little girls nutcracker doll comes to life.
Printable nutcracker puppets the nutcracker ballet is one of the highlights of each christmas season capturing the imaginations of children of all ages. The nutcracker is more popular than santa claus around here. Ask the students what mood they think this piece of music will have happy, sad, excited, etc. A unit plan centered around the famous ballet is packed with a variety of activities that are sure to excite learners of all ages. Children can connect dots, navigate mazes, locate hidden pictures, and much more. Today i want to share some of my favorite lesson ideas using the nutcracker that i love doing with my elementary students, and im also including a linkup at the end of the post for other bloggers to share their favorite nutcracker lessons, so be sure to check those out as well. For other great nutcracker based active listening ideas check out this book. This unit is packed full of learning fun to get you through the month of december. Nutcracker preschool printables our christmas printables help you plan a thematic unit without distraction children from the true meaning of christmas. What your kids will get with the nutcracker video art lessons. Nutcracker lesson plan telling a story through dance lesson overview. Living montessori now has more nutcracker printables and montessoriinspired handson activities.
A nutcracker comes to life, battles with the evil mouse. For 20 years, tolkien sent his children letters from father christmas, describing the activities at the north pole and the lives of all who dwell there. This nutcracker printable pack has over 55 pages and is perfect for preschool and kindergarten. Each lesson includes an overhead view of nana leading you through, stepbystep. Printable nutcracker coloring pages christmas coloring. Nutcracker math and literacy centers and story response activities. Educate your students about the beloved ballet the nutcracker with this lesson plan.
This the nutcracker unit is suitable for kindergarten 12th grade. With beautiful illustrations and an abridged version of the story, this book makes a great read aloud for the whole family at christmas time. Susan jeffers brings to life the adventures of clara, the mouse king, and the sugar plum fairies. Clara, godfather drosselmeyer, the mouse king, and other characters from one of the most popular ballets of the christmas season fill this collection of over 45 puzzles and games. This lesson introduces students to the concept of emotionally and physically telling a story through dance and pantomime. Curriculum guide for the nutcracker ballet goals for this lesson plan include. Child growth and development, information, free printables. Nutcracker activity book dover little activity books.
Enhance your nutcracker lesson plans with these fun activities. Inside this pack, youll find matching activities, handwriting practice, counting practice, 3 part cards, tangle mazes, coloring pages, and much more. Students will learn vocabulary for old fashioned, theater and ballet terms they may not be familiar with. The nutcracker printables, classroom activities, teacher. The picture book the nutcracker by susan jeffers is a great way to introduce kids to this classic story.
The nutcracker ballet unit study make your own from more than 60 free printables, apps, hand on activities and more could use some activities with music students. I love spending time with our family and the wonder and awe on their faces during the christmas season is priceless. There are no holiday references made and this unit can be used with or without reading the story of the nutcracker. A beautifully illustrated retelling of the classic christmas eve tale. The nutcracker ballet activities and books nourishing my. Geography going on a journey in the nutcracker there is a journey in a dream to the land of the sweets. Again, all of these are in the free printable activity kit at the bottom of the post, but if you only want to download and print individual activities, you can do so by clicking the link. The nutcracker, composed by peter tchaikovsky, has become a staple of the christmas season. The nutcracker in harlem printables, classroom activities. A collaborative blog by pre k and kindergarten specialists. Students will learn that in ballet the dancer is trained to act out the storycharacter with movement instead of words. It was the highlight of my christmas and many to come. A hoffman with beautiful illustrations by valeria docampo, rediscover this and many other traditional tales in a treasury of christmas stories and songs. It includes lesson plans and ideas for 8 of the most popular nutcracker songs as well as reproducible activity sheets on things like the story of the nutcracker, the life of tchaikovsky, the history of some of the instruments used, the history of the suite, etc.
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