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Freeze Scenes

Overview

Students create frozen pictures (still scenes) to represent a situation.

Learning Objective
Students use body language and simple speech to show meaning in a scene.

Resources needed

  • None

Lesson stages

0 / 9 done
  1. 1 Explain that students will create a 'freeze scene', where they stop and hold a position like a picture.
  2. 2 Model a simple freeze scene yourself and ask students what they think is happening.
  3. 3 Put students into small groups and give each group a simple situation.
  4. 4 Ask groups to plan how they will show the situation using only their bodies.
  5. 5 Give time for groups to practise and decide their positions.
  6. 6 Ask each group to show their freeze scene to the class.
  7. 7 Invite the class to describe what they see and guess the situation.
  8. 8 Ask the group to explain their choices.
  9. 9 Finish by discussing how body language can show meaning without words.

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Variations

  • Add one sentence per character.
  • Create moving scenes.
  • Student-created situations.
More information

Teach: show, stand, move, scene, action.

Allow very simple scenes.

Can students use body language to show meaning?

No materials needed.

Students rely only on speaking, not movement.

Freeze frames help develop visual storytelling skills.