In Second grade performing arts, students start to gain more independence while performing. Collaboration and listening techniques are taught. Musical notation and rhythms along with dance technique are celebrated.

Text Based Lessons- Storybooks, Readers Theatre, Scenes, and Monologues. Stage Directions: Upstage, Downstage, Stage Left and Right. Memorization Techniques: Repetition Group Activities, creative play- dramatizing stories, alternate endings, retelling familiar stories, pantomime, and improvisation through guided imaginative exploration. Beginning Scene Analysis

Skills we explore: Vocal- Articulation and Projection. Kinesthetic: Character Development through movement, how emotions affect how we move. Proper Performance position: Cheating out and the 4th Wall. Spatial Awareness Cognitive: Characterization, Character choices.