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INSECT
RESOURCE LIST
Check out these websites for a variety of resources
you can use to enhance your presentation of the Metamorphosis
Curriculum!
· www.bigcitykites.com/chinesekites.html
A great source for bug kites that can be used for the
Theatre Off the Ground Large Group presentation option
in Lesson 3.
· www.classroomdirect.com
A good source for Activity Stations supplies.
· www.einsteins-emporium.com/life/arthropods
A great source for bug-related activities and supplies
for Activity Stations and Team Time.
· www.insectlore.com
A site that carries many things bug-related: butterfly
kites, bug eyewear and wings, bug puppets, and many
supplies for Activity Stations.
· www.kipptoys.com
A good source for Activity Stations supplies.
· www.magictricks.com
The place to purchase inexpensive magic tricks to use
for your M-box in the Large Group Programs. Suggestions
include the Money Maker, Magic Coin Box, Popcorn Dye
Box, and Lippincott Box.
· www.oriental.com
The website for Oriental Trading Company, Inc. features
a variety of supplies for Activity Stations and Team
Time.
· www.snswwide.com
A good source for Activity Stations supplies from S&S
Education.
· www.ustoy.com
A great source for Activity Stations and Team Time supplies.
www.butterfly-gifts.com
Live butterfly kits
DRAMA RESOURCE LIST
These books can be a great help as you begin to develop
a group of drama volunteers.
Drama
Ministry
Practical help for making drama a vital part of your
church
By Steve Pederson
Willow Creek Resources
Zondervan Publishing House, 1999
Written by the director
of Willow Creek's drama ministry, this book offers valuable
information on drama directing, as well as ideas on
how to assemble and maintain an adult drama team. It
includes an instructional CD-ROM.
Please note: The following secular resources may
contain language or ideas that are not God honoring,
and may sometimes be offensive to some. However, these
books are excellent resources on drama. You may be able
to borrow the books from your local library, or purchase
them online (at amazon.com, for example) or at a local
popular bookstore in the Theatre/Acting section.
"A Sense of Direction - Some Observations on the
Art of Directing"
By William Ball
Drama Book Publishers, 1984
This book provides excellent information on the entire
director's process "from first reading through opening
night."
"Acting is Believing"
By Charles McGaw Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 1975
The focus of this actor's textbook is actor training.
The author is associated with The Goodman School of
Drama, a reputable acting school in the U.S. It includes
good information and practical exercises for beginning
to experienced actors. The Glossary of Drama Terms found
in Chapter 13 is invaluable to ensure all your actors
are speaking the same language. Chapter 14: Rehearsing
the Play, gives the director specific ideas of what
to do at a rehearsal.
"Kids Take the Stage - Helping Young People Discover
the Creative Outlet of Theater"
By Lenka Peterson and Dan O'Connor Back Stage Books,
1997
This book includes great ideas to help you bring the
craft of acting to a young actor's understanding.
"Audition - Everything an actor needs to know to
get the part"
By Michael Shurtleff Walker and Co., 1984, 1978
Written for the actor, this book features a purely secular
view. The second chapter entitled "The Twelve Guideposts"
has invaluable information. The book is "practical,
straightforward and has plenty of no-nonsense advice"
about acting.
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