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Puppets and table; audio equipment

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An open space in a classroom is ideal, or space in a gym or other larger room is even better. Students typically sit side by side on the floor facing the puppet table. Please note that it takes 20 minutes to set up and 15 minutes to break down the program, so whether there is one performance or more, all the classes should plan to come see the show in the same space.

I CAN gain experience in how to attend a piece of theater.

I CAN tell when a person is exhibiting bullying behavior.

I CAN name strategies for dealing with bullying behavior.

I CAN tell the difference between an herbivore and a carnivore (dinosaur).

I CAN describe dinosaurs from the Jurassic era.

In this highly musical tabletop puppet show, students learn about dinosaurs that lived during the Jurassic Era. Prior to the show, I introduce dinosaur-related vocabulary, such as carnivore and herbivore, and sing a fun participatory song that helps students understand and retain the current scientific theories about why the dinosaurs became extinct. Then the large, colorful dinosaur puppets present a story in which the carnivorous dinosaur bullies the other dinosaurs by making fun of their characteristics and calling them names. As the story progresses, students learn strategies for dealing with a bully, and eventually volunteer the ideas they've learned to help the herbivores remember what to do in a bullying situation.