Grades K–3
Pantomime Action Cards
Cut out the cards. Act out the action without words while the class guesses.
Drama worksheet · Body and movement
Freeze Frame Story
Plan three frozen pictures for the beginning, middle and end of The Three Little Pigs.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- Body and movement
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Pantomime without words or props, Showing size and weight of pretend objects, Reading body language, Making freeze frames
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- A freeze frame is a frozen picture made by actors, like a photo of one moment. No talking and no moving! Plan three freeze frames for The Three Little Pigs. Draw stick figures to show where everyone stands and what their faces and bodies do.
- 1. Beginning: the pigs build their houses
- 2. Middle: the wolf huffs and
- 3. End: the brick house stands
- In freeze frame 2, the wolf’s face shows:
- In freeze frame 3, the pigs’ bodies show:
Teacher tip
Before kids draw, have groups make freeze frame 2 with their bodies: the wolf huffing and the pigs inside the house. Then sketch what they made.
How to use it
- Remind kids that no talking is part of the challenge.
- Show a pantomime first, like holding a heavy box, and ask the class what clues they saw.
- Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.
Watch for
Moving too fast to read. Slow, big moves are easier to guess.
Talk about it
- What did your body say without words?
- What would you try differently next time?
Take it further
Make freeze frames from a book the class is reading.
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More body and movement worksheets
Grades 1–3
Guess the Pantomime
Read what each actor does with no words and no props. Write what they are pretending to do.
Grades K–2
Move Like an Animal
Draw a line from each animal to the way it moves, then move that way too.
Grades 2–5
Body Language Clues
Read what each actor’s body is doing. Match it to the feeling it shows.
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