Skit School

Simplifying Concepts for Students

Students reenact events in history and science, but when do they get a chance to act in math and ELA? More often than not, students play the passive and sedentary roles as they watch videos of other actors performing skits, sketches, or role-playing scenarios. Our goal at Skit School is to provide opportunities for students to be the actors, writers, producers, and teachers of abstract concepts in the Common Core standards. These aren't skits about the Oregon Trail or reenactments of the Civil War. Skit School expands the curriculum of traditional readers' theater by playing with puns and personification to simplify concepts in math and ELA.

Student-Centered and Self-Directed Learning

We aim to promote student-centered and self-directed learning. It’s not about reading just to read or acting just to act — it is about engaging learners in a cross-curricular experience that sharpens their understandings of abstract concepts. In turn, the students can take the stage and teach themselves the material using content-specific language in the scripts. Plus, they can have fun role-playing!

Social and Academic Growth

Research has shown that children learn more effectively when they are actively engaged in learning. Discovery and hands-on learning are crucial for students of all ages. Theater provides a kinesthetic, visual, auditory, and verbal experience, as well as an interactive and engaging opportunity to promote social and academic growth.

Skills-Based and Aligned with the Standards

Currently, our scripts target the elementary-level audience from 3rd-6th grade. Sketches are aligned with the Common Core Standards and organized according to grade level. Skilled creative writers and educators write the scripts, and teachers, parents, and students can access and download the scripts from the website. The goal eventually is to expand the target audience to middle school and high school and provide a platform where students and teachers can submit their own sketches and perhaps post video performances of their sketches.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy our site!

Sincerely,

Lauren Weiner

Founder, Skit School