Unit 10: Show Preparation

LESSON 3: Stage Presence & Audience Awareness
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.  

2. Music: Students will be able to coordinate singing with simple movements, maintaining a steady rhythm and joining group song moments throughout the full show.   

3. 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 practise smiling and waving to an imaginary audience.  
 

2. Introduce Today’s Focus: Stage Presence & Audience Awareness (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.  
- Invite children to notice the “pretend audience” and understand that today’s goal is to perform “for” them.   

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

General Teacher Actions Throughout the Full Flow  

- Invite children to move to their starting positions.  
- Guide the narrator to begin the show.  
- Invite children to face the audience whenever possible during entrances, lines, and songs.  
- Guide children to maintain character posture and expressive faces.  
- Invite children to continue performing even if small mistakes occur.  
- Guide transitions using silent gestures only, keeping the flow continuous.  
- Invite children to project their voices toward the audience.  
- Guide children to hold props clearly so the audience can see them.  
- Invite children to maintain stillness during group moments and while waiting for cues.  
- 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 strong audience‑facing posture.  
- Guide Alligator and Wolf Families to prepare quietly for Scene 2 entrances.  
- Invite Ostrich and Monkey Families to enter confidently for Scene 3.  
- Guide Lion and Panda Families to prepare for Scene 4 with expressive faces.  
- Invite Kangaroo, Pig, and Lizard Families to enter smoothly for Scene 5.  
- Guide Gorilla Family to prepare for Scene 6 entrance with clear projection.  
- Invite all families to enter together for Scene 7’s final celebration, holding props high for the audience.  
- Guide children to perform the final songs with expressive faces and strong presence.  
- Invite children to hold a final freeze pose facing the audience. 

End‑of‑Show Bows

- Invite children to step forward as a group.
- Guide children to smile toward the audience.
- Invite children to bow together on a teacher cue.


4. Cool Down (2 minutes)

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

 

ASSESSMENT:

- Observe children’s ability to maintain stage presence throughout the show.  
- Assess confidence and projection when performing for an audience.  
- Evaluate stillness and focus during group moments.  
- Monitor independence and resilience during the non‑stop run.