Winter Holiday Drama Activities (Grade 4-8)

Inspire your students to explore their creativity with this fun winter holiday activity. This resource includes 2 tasks: a skit assignment (groups) and a storytelling assignment (individual). This is a fantastic activity for the last few weeks of school before the winter holidays. It allows students to have fun and learn about the Elements of Drama.

All scenarios and settings in this activity are related to winter, not any one particular holiday. Santa Claus is included as a winter character, but the card can be left out.

This resource package contains three sets of winter holiday prompt cards (setting/character/scenario) which can be used for drama activities for Grades 4-8. The cards meet Ontario Language and Drama curriculum expectations. The resource contains a description with learning goals and success criteria for both tasks.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations (Grade 4-8)

Writing

1. generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose and audience;

2. draft and revise their writing, using a variety of informational, literary, and graphic forms and stylistic elements appropriate for the purpose and audience;

3. use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies, and knowledge of language conventions, to correct errors, refine expression, and present their work effectively;

Drama

B1. Creating and Presenting: apply the creative process (see pages 19–22) to process drama and the development of drama works, using the elements and conventions of drama to communicate feelings, ideas, and multiple perspectives;

B2. Reflecting, Responding, and Analysing: apply the critical analysis process to communicate feelings, ideas, and understandings in response to a variety of drama works and experiences