Bring history to life for your student by doing a play about a particularly important moment in Christianity's history. Perhaps your student is studying 16th-century European history. Help him put together a play or sketch about the Reformation. Your student can research clothing styles and social customs to create authentic costumes and scenes.
Your student may be reading a biography about St. Augustine, Pope John Paul II, or Mother Theresa. Ask him to act out important scenes from that person's life. Older students will be able to delve into deeper study of the Bible by doing character research to understand the psychological, emotional and spiritual components of his character. Help your younger student focus on the chronological events in the person's life by teaching her the who, what, when, where, why and how as she rehearses her part.
Help your student think critically about Christian ethics by doing a modern play. While producing Bernard Shaw's 1916 "Pygmalion," Oscar Wilde's 1895 "The Importance of Being Earnest," or Tennessee Williams' 1940's classic "The Glass Menagerie," your student will grapple with the issues of communication, integrity, marriage, social status and abandonment, among others.
During the Easter and Christmas seasons, some Christian churches present passion plays and nativity programs. Home-schooled students can try out for these plays. If your church does not produce plays during the hectic holiday seasons, ask your church to consider producing a play on another biblical narrative during the summer months. Possible presentations are Jonah's voyage into the belly of the big fish, or Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt. Refer to other productions of biblical narratives like Big Idea's "Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie," or Dreamworks Animation's "The Prince of Egypt," for creative staging ideas.
Public speaking is a difficult area for some home educators to address, so invite plenty of people to your student's performance. Attendees could include family, church members and friends from other extra-curricular activities.