TRY THIS WITH YOUR KIDS: THEATER EMOJIS

 The Power of Emojis 

Emojis can be exceptionally useful in rehearsals with young actors. Download the attached poster and use it to:

• Find out how your kids are feeling before rehearsal starts.  Ask each one which number is most like how they currently feel.  If everyone is a number 2, you know you've got to start with an energizer!
• Identify particular emotions.  Describe each numbered in emoji in words.  
• Practice facial expressions.  Call out numbers and ask students to mimic the corresponding expressions.
• Practice body language.  How would number 4 look, not just with facial expressions, but with body language as well?
• Ask one student to mimic an emoji on the chart.  Can the rest of the cast guess which number emoji is being acted out?
• Discuss how your character may be feeling in a particular scene.  Is it one of the numbered emojis? A combination of numbers? What would that emoji look like? Look for a more accurate emoji online or create your own.

As students get comfortable with emojis 1-10, make your own poster of new emojis numbered 11 - 20 for more challenging emotions. 

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Diane Beckstead

Diane Beckstead is a composer and founder of Musicals for Change, a publishing company producing  quality kid's musicals which partner with nonprofits to teach kids empathy and the power of their own voices (https://www.musicalsforchange.com).