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This glossary combines with high-quality teaching resources to bring the excitement of the theater into the classroom. Teachers and students can use the definitions and word wall printouts below to better speak the language of the stage. Grade Levels: K-12 Resource Types: Glossary Terms, Word Wall Printouts (3) Table of Contents Word Wall Printouts A […]

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Episode #604 First Aired: September 22, 2014 A Kentucky Muse Special Presentation: Actors Theatre of Louisville Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville’s esteemed and beloved theater institution (and Kentucky’s official state […]

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Through a nursery rhyme and folk dance, students explore origins of food. Students perform dances based on a pattern and create a dance using the same pattern. Length: 5 30-minute lessons Grades: K-2 Concepts/Objectives: Students understand and apply locomotor and non-locomotor movement in performing and creating dances. Students recognize the elements that plants need for […]

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Making Your Home Safe for Someone with Dementia By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell | Originally published by Next Avenue | July 30, 2025 Share: Lee and her husband, Ray, were both excited […]

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Can the arts help teach any subject? Why are arts activities in early life beneficial to future learning? What makes a good art teacher? This program explores a variety of aspects relating to the arts-learning connection. Louisville 3rd graders learn about recycling and pollution through “Eco-Drama”; neuroscientist Lise Eliot explains how music, movement, and visual […]

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Students explore the use of an element of drama in a theatrical production and collaborate to share their findings on a poster. Length: 1 class period Grades: 6-8 Concepts/Objectives: Students will be able to understand and use technical elements in drama. Resource Used: Frankenstein Found On: Performance Excerpts Table of Contents Vocabulary, Materials, and Handouts […]

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Students explore the basic dance element of force through movement activities and discussion. Length: 1-2 class periods Grades: P-5 Concepts/Objectives: Students will understand the basic dance element of force. Students will compare/contrast the use of force as it distinguishes the expressive qualities of a given dance (such as the Arabian and Chinese dances in The […]

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1500s and 1600s Forerunners of the piano include instruments such as the monochord, hammer dulcimer, clavichord, virginal, and finally the harpsichord. The harpsichord is very common in these centuries. J. […]

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In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, KET Education invites K-12 educators to join us this summer for one of four engaging professional learning events focused on civics and social studies, hosted at exciting sites across the Commonwealth.

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What kinds of jobs and careers are available in theater, and what does it take to be a theater professional? Check out this resource to get the who, what, when, where, how, and why straight from theater people with Kentucky connections. Table of Contents John S. Benjamin: Arts Administrator William Caise: Director Trish Clark: Actor […]

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Kentuckian Liz Bussey Fentress’s one-woman play spans 23 years, beginning when Liz is 21 and just graduated from the University of Wisconsin. With job prospects dim in her chosen field of theater, she takes a job as ringmistress, organist, and puppet show performer with Wayne Franzen’s Franzen Bros. Circus, a brand-new one-ring circus. Through Liz’s […]

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