Pre-K & Early Childhood Programming
The Rose’s Early Childhood Programming introduces and connects young people ages 2-4 and their families to diverse communities within Omaha by using musical theater, dramatic play, storytelling and creation.
From story-based dramas to movin’ and groovin’ to the beat, we want to help develop students’ creative minds and let their imaginations soar! Together, we will bring stories to life in early childhood learning environments and engage students in expressive language skill-building and dramatic play.
For more information, contact Director of Early Childhood Stephanie Jacobson at stephj@rosetheater.org or Associate Director of Early Childhood Natalie Hanson at natalieh@rosetheater.org.
Lil' Rosies
Lil’ Rosies uses age-appropriate developmental milestones and works with each individual student based on their attention span and physical abilities. During each 30 minute workshop, toddlers and preschoolers learn and practice vocal and dance technique through our creative drama lessons. Creative Drama Activities include Color Recognition, Shape Classification, Emotion Identification, and Dance & Music Vocabulary. Our classes also balance a combination of structured warm ups and organized character exploration activities specifically designed with the youngest artists in mind. Our four curriculum topics use all four learning modalities (VARK- Visual, Auditory, Reading/ Writing, Kinesthetic).
Ages | 2-6 yo |
Duration | 30 minute class , option of offering single workshop or a combination of up to four 30 minute workshops all exploring musical theater through different curriculum themes. |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Social Awareness, Communication, Imagination, Acting Tools, Music Theory and Choreography Building Blocks, Story Sequencing |
Lil' Sprouts
Together we will explore the beauty of the summer earth beneath our feet with “The Child’s Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson, Eric Carle’s “Seed,” Arnold Lobe’s “Frog and Toad” and other stories. Combining art, theater, science and movement as we work together listening and sharing ideas.
Ages | 2-5 yo |
Duration | 30 minute class , option of offering single workshop or a combination of up to four 30 minute workshops all exploring similar theme. |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Social Awareness, Communication, Nature, Seasons, Animals and Insects |
Dr. Seuss - The Lorax OR Horton Hatches An Egg
Together students will explore Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hatches An Egg OR The Lorax, while becoming more comfortable with creative drama activities and each other. Student will express themselves physically, vocally and creatively through guided exercises. This workshop aims to build confidence in acting, making bold choices and excited about using about using imaginative play.
Ages | 2-7 |
Duration | 30 minute class |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Communication, Acting Tools, Creative Play, Story Sequencing, Social Awareness and Self-Awareness |
The Three Little Pigs
Two in-person creative drama sessions (30 minutes each): Preschoolers participate in two in-class creative drama sessions, led by a Rose Theater teaching artist. These two consecutive sessions that will focus on group storytelling, building an ensemble, and drama centered a classic fairy tale. The students will act out the fairy tale in their classrooms. Students will be introduced or asked to recall to the settings and characters of The Three Little Pigs, by exploring character, setting and acting out the story with their own twist.
Ages | 2-7 |
Duration | Two- 30 minute class |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Communication, Acting Tools, Creative Play, Story Sequencing, Imagination, Setting, and Character. |
Harold and The Purple Crayon
Together we will explore The stories of Harold and The Purple Crayon with theatrical props and our acting tools, Body Voice and Imagination. We will draw (with painter’s tape) on the floor and use an overhead projector to cast student drawn pictures on the walls of your classroom expanding our imaginary world just like Harold does!
Ages | 3-7 yo |
Duration | 30 minute class , option of offering single workshop or a combination of up to three 30 minute workshops all exploring similar theme. |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Social Awareness, Communication, Drawing, Story Telling, Characterization and Collaboration |
Little Cub’s First Day at School
AVAILABLE AS A DIGITAL OR IN-PERSON OPTION
DIGITAL OPTION: Recorded Video Performance of the Rose Theater’s play, Little Cub Goes to School: Preschool students will experience the World Premiere 11-minute production to be viewed at home with families or in the classroom. Little Cub Goes to School is a shadow puppet play created with young people to develop self aware-ness and self management skills to achieve school success.
IN-PERSON OPTION: Creative drama sessions (30 minutes each). Preschoolers participate in an in-class creative drama sessions, led by a Rose Theater teaching artist. Workshop will focus on self-management, classroom rules and responsible decision making as well as puppetry. This is in direct connection/reflection/ expansion of the themes in Little Cub Goes to School.
Ages | 2-5 |
Duration | 30 minute class (plus 11 minute recorded video to watch prior to in person workshop) |
Curriculum Topic | Fluency, Communication, Classroom Rules, Decision Making, Social Awareness and Self-Awareness |