Unit 10: Show Preparation

LESSON 2: Performing in Costume & With Props
Age Group: 2-3 years old
Duration: 30 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Drama: Students will be able to sustain character movement, speech, and expression across a full performance with clarity and confidence.  
   Music: Students will be able to coordinate singing with simple movements, maintaining a steady rhythm and joining group song moments throughout the full show.   

2. Performance Readiness: Students will be able to maintain audience‑facing posture, stay focused during long group sequences, and perform smoothly and independently from start to finish.  

MATERIALS NEEDED:

1. Full set of props 
2. Full set of costume 
3. Floor arrows or entrance markers
4. Assigned spot markers 
5. Narrator script 
6. Percussion instrument (chime or drum)
7. Sharing Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fq4YmYjzQ
8. Lesson PowerPoint:

REMARK: If possible, carry out this lesson on the actual stage or performance space to help children become familiar with entrances, center positions, and exits in the real environment.

LESSON PROCEDURES:
1. Warm-up (3 minutes)

- Invite children to form a circle.  
- Guide gentle stretching to prepare bodies for a long performance.  
- Invite children to sing a short section of the Making Juice Song to warm up their voices.  
 

2. Introduce Today’s Focus: Performing in Costume & With Props (4 minutes)  

- Invite children to gather and listen to the day’s task.  
- Guide children to understand that today’s full show will be performed in costume and with all props.  
- Guide children to notice how costumes may change movement and projection.  
 

3. Full Non‑Stop Show Flow: Scenes 1–7 (20 minutes)

General Teacher Actions Throughout the Full Flow  

- Invite children to put on costumes and check comfort and visibility.  
- Guide children to move to their starting positions with props in hand.  
- Invite the narrator to begin the show.  
- Guide children to follow all entrances, lines, movements, and songs while managing costumes and props.  
- Invite children to adjust speech projection if costume pieces soften their voice.  
- Guide children to move safely, watching for long tails, headpieces, or wings.  
- Invite children to hold props with clear, audience‑facing posture.  
- Guide transitions using silent gestures only, keeping the flow continuous.  
- Invite children to maintain character presence even if a costume shifts or a prop wobbles.  
- Guide music cues to play at the correct moments without interruption. 


Scene‑Specific Teacher Actions (Following Script Order)
- Invite Bear Family to begin Scene 1 with costumes adjusted and props ready.  
- Guide Alligator and Wolf Families to prepare quietly for Scene 2 entrances with apples and watermelons. 
- Invite Ostrich and Monkey Families to enter on cue for Scene 3 with oranges and mangoes.  
- Guide Lion and Panda Families to prepare for Scene 4 with lemons and pineapples.  
- Invite Kangaroo, Pig, and Lizard Families to enter smoothly for Scene 5 with kiwis, pears, and limes.  
- Guide Gorilla Family to prepare for Scene 6 entrance with grapes.  
- Invite all families to enter together for Scene 7’s final celebration, holding props high with strong visual presence.  
- Guide the final songs and freeze pose while ensuring costumes remain safe and comfortable.  



4. Cool Down (2 minutes)

• Invite children to return to circle.  
• Lead soft breathing and gentle stretching.  

 

ASSESSMENT:

- Observe clarity of speech while wearing costumes.  
- Assess safe, comfortable movement in costume.  
- Evaluate coordination of props with entrances and fruit lines.  
- Monitor visual character presence and audience‑facing posture.