Teacher Hub

This toolkit was created to support learning through sound, movement, and change.
It is designed to be flexible, inclusive, and adaptable for many kinds of classrooms.

There is no single right way to use these pages.
You can move through them in order, skip around, or focus on just one activity.

How to Use This Toolkit

• Use the activities as written, or adapt them for your students.
• Allow students to participate through sound, movement, gesture, drawing, or stillness.
• Participation and sharing are always optional.
• Noticing and observing are valid forms of engagement.

Toolkit: Talking About the Video

This optional study guide supports teachers and facilitators in talking with students
about the introductory video for The Art of Accessible Sound.
The questions are designed for Grade 2 and inclusive classrooms.

Students may respond by pointing, signing, drawing, gesturing, using AAC,
or simply noticing. There are no right answers.

Beginning of the Video

• Who welcomes us at the beginning of the video?
• What question does the video ask about theater?
• What are some kinds of theater shown at the beginning?
• What did you notice first: a movement, a picture, or an idea?

Middle of the Video

• What does the video tell us about how people shared stories in the past?
• What does the video say about sign language and spoken language?
• How did people experience stories before television and computers?
• What makes Arizona Theatre Matters different from other theater?
• What changed in the middle of the video?

End of the Video

• Who is theater for, according to the video?
• What three things does Arizona Theatre Matters blend together?
• What does the video say theater creates besides stories?
• How did the video feel at the end?

About Place: Pinal County, Arizona

• What place are we welcomed to at the very end of the video?
• Why do you think the video tells us the place at the end?
• Does knowing the place make the story feel different?

Ways Students Can Respond

• Point to pictures or symbols
• Use signs or gestures
• Draw one thing they remember
• Choose from picture cards
• Use an AAC device
• Stay quiet and just notice

Noticing is enough.

Accessibility Notes

This toolkit is designed for students who experience the world in different ways.
It supports Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing students, blind and low-vision students,
neurodivergent learners, and students who use AAC or alternative communication.

Activities do not require hearing, speaking, reading aloud, or physical movement.
Students may choose how—and whether—to participate.

Adaptations

• For group work: invite students to notice together or take turns leading.
• For one-on-one work: follow the student’s pace and preferred communication style.
• For mixed-age groups: allow older students to model without correcting others.
• For limited mobility: emphasize imagination, observation, or small gestures.

With Thanks

This video and digital toolkit were made possible with support from

Salt River Project (SRP)
,
a community-based utility serving Arizona.

We thank SRP for supporting accessible arts education.