| Program Type | Teacher Professional Development |
| Art Form | Theatre |
| Curriculum/a | STEM | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades |
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Testimonial
Having the opportunity to work with AFLCT has been truly beneficial; they've provided unique experiences that have positively impacted our students. Their professional artists are strong role-models who encouraged students to take risks, find their voices, and be confident young people. They assisted in the process of inspiring our students to discover their individual identities and be able to self-assuredly express and share their ideas and opinions.
Description
In this professional development workshop, educators will get hands-on experience creating and manipulating puppets, while exploring ways that this process can serve as an enrichment tool for the classroom. Participants gain the tools to develop a script from a folktale or piece of children's literature, make simple marionettes, and learn puppetry skills to perform the piece for one another.
Objectives
Educators will learn
• how to guide students in the creative process of putting on a puppet show
• a process for developing a script from a folktale, story, or children's book
• the steps to create a one-string marionette
• how to guide students in reading lines with expression
• theater games that build social-emotional awareness
• criteria for evaluating successful performances
• how to guide students in the creative process of putting on a puppet show
• a process for developing a script from a folktale, story, or children's book
• the steps to create a one-string marionette
• how to guide students in reading lines with expression
• theater games that build social-emotional awareness
• criteria for evaluating successful performances
Pricing Information
90 minutes - $1,030
3 hours - $1,250
3 hours - $1,250
Program Length
90 minutes or 3 hours
Participants
25-30
Technical Specifications
Puppet Materials Needed:
• 1 toilet paper roll per participant
• Yarn, embroidery thread, kite string, kitchen string, or even thin ribbon
• Brown, grey, black, orange and white construction paper
• Scissors
• Black markers, pens, or Sharpies
• Clear tape
• Glue sticks
• 1 toilet paper roll per participant
• Yarn, embroidery thread, kite string, kitchen string, or even thin ribbon
• Brown, grey, black, orange and white construction paper
• Scissors
• Black markers, pens, or Sharpies
• Clear tape
• Glue sticks