Theater Vocabulary Fill-In

Grade level

Grades 3–5

Time

About 15 minutes

Topic

Theater words

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Theater vocabulary, Jobs in a theater, Parts of a theater building, Using context clues

What kids do

Printed on the sheet:

1. Write the theater word that fits each sentence.
2. 1. Actors try out for a part at an
3. 2. The actors practice the whole play at every
4. 3. When the lights go dark, that is Jamal’s
5. 4. Everyone in the
6. 5. At the end of the show, the actors come out to bow at the
7. 6. If an actor forgets a line, they can

Teacher tip

Say each word in the word bank aloud and act out cue and curtain call. Kids remember a word better after they have bowed for it.

How to use it

• Say each new word out loud with the class and give a quick example.
• Point to real things in the room when you can: the “audience” is the class, the front of the room is the “stage.”
• Read the box at the top of the sheet together, then try the first item out loud as a class.

Watch for

Calling every helper “the director.” Many people run a show.

Talk about it

• Which theater job would you like to have? Why?
• What did you change in your voice or body to show that?

Take it further

Use the words during rehearsals so kids hear them in action.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.