How is watching a play different from watching a movie?
How do you let others know that you want to be friends? How do you react if they ignore you or don't want to be your friend?
How do others let us know they are not happy with what we are doing? Think about spoken and non-verbal communication.
What does it mean to apologize, and why is it important? How did the characters in the play apologize to each other?
(more about friendship skills: Learn About Neurodiversity and Respecting Personal Space)
What do you do to stay calm when your brain feels overloaded or when your emotions start to build?
Playwright Tito Livas's experiences as a parent inspired him to write SQUEAK. If you were going to write a play inspired by something in your life, what story would you want to tell?
(K-6).T.R.2: Share personal responses about classroom dramatizations and performances.
(K-6).T.CO.2: Read, listen to, and tell stories from a variety of cultures, genres, and styles; and identify historical, global, and social issues and connect them through a drama/theatre work.
(K-6).T.CO.1: Identify similarities between story elements and personal experiences
Communication: Students will be able to recognize that the way things are expressed or written affects others.
Students will be able to describe and analyze information from others' verbal and/or nonverbal communications, responding appropriately in most settings.