- Definition
A performance is when actors show a play or story to an audience.
When your child acts out the story of the Three Little Pigs for you, that is a performance.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A performance is like putting on a puppet show for someone to watch.
Ask your child: How would you act out your favorite part of this story?
Common mix-up: Kids might think performing is just playing pretend by themselves. A performance is when you share your acting or dancing with an audience, even if it's just one person.
Examples
- A puppet show for classmates.
- Singing and doing the actions to a song for your family.
performance is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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