Activity: Students act out the story. First they brainstorm with their teacher about making a script identifying main parts of the plot and creating characters. A student can narrate the story while student characters act it out. They can also create sounds (like the sound of a shovel) that go with the story and they can make props, such as cardboard tools like shovels and pick axes, and even items for a celebratory event once the road is finished. Materials needed: the read-aloud video or book; easel sized paper to write down a simple script; materials for creating sound, cardboard tools, celebratory items (like pompoms, fun hats, etc.); if possible, a videographer to videotape the productionDirections: Introduce the video - “Let’s learn about service from someone who spent most of his life moving a mountain!” Show the video. Explain the activity - “Manjhi was so famous in India that they made a movie about him. I thought it might be fun to make our own production about his life. We’ll brainstorm and write a script together, listing the main parts of the story. We will also choose students to play the different characters. I’ll write down your ideas on this easel paper and that will be the script for the narrator. We can also make some cardboard tools. At the end of the story, everyone celebrates, so we can create our own version of that. We’ll need some sound to go with our production, like the sound of the shovel and pickaxe, and other sounds, so let’s think about what we could use for instruments.” This activity will probably take more than one session so plan ahead for 2 - 3 sessions and try to find an audience for the drama! As students are working on the project, keep bringing up the theme of service, and how it can apply to your students’ lives. Wrap it up: Explain: “Thank you for working on this project with me! If Manjhi was here with us, I think he’d really like your production. When we’re given an opportunity to help others, we can think of his example, how he did the impossible and helped lots of people in both villages get medical care and other services.”
Activity: Students act out the story. First they brainstorm with their teacher about making a script identifying main parts of the plot and creating characters. A student can narrate the story while student characters act it out. They can also create sounds (like the sound of a shovel) that go with the story and they can make props, such as cardboard tools like shovels and pick axes, and even items for a celebratory event once the road is finished. Materials needed: the read-aloud video or book; easel sized paper to write down a simple script; materials for creating sound, cardboard tools, celebratory items (like pompoms, fun hats, etc.); if possible, a videographer to videotape the productionDirections: Introduce the video - “Let’s learn about service from someone who spent most of his life moving a mountain!” Show the video. Explain the activity - “Manjhi was so famous in India that they made a movie about him. I thought it might be fun to make our own production about his life. We’ll brainstorm and write a script together, listing the main parts of the story. We will also choose students to play the different characters. I’ll write down your ideas on this easel paper and that will be the script for the narrator. We can also make some cardboard tools. At the end of the story, everyone celebrates, so we can create our own version of that. We’ll need some sound to go with our production, like the sound of the shovel and pickaxe, and other sounds, so let’s think about what we could use for instruments.” This activity will probably take more than one session so plan ahead for 2 - 3 sessions and try to find an audience for the drama! As students are working on the project, keep bringing up the theme of service, and how it can apply to your students’ lives. Wrap it up: Explain: “Thank you for working on this project with me! If Manjhi was here with us, I think he’d really like your production. When we’re given an opportunity to help others, we can think of his example, how he did the impossible and helped lots of people in both villages get medical care and other services.”
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