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Puppet Playhouse: Creative Collaboration Theater

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Available to Grade(s): 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8	Program Can Serve: Theater
Art Form: Theater	Curriculum Focus: English
Program Type: Both Grade Level and Arts/PE Program	Integration Continuum Level: Integration
# of Visits as a Grade Level Program: 5	Length of Visit (Grade Level Program): 90 min
# of Visits as an Arts/PE Program: 0	Length of Visit (Arts/PE Program):
Program Format: In-School Workshop	Program Format Info:
Availability: All year.	Location:
Cost Per Student: $10	Minimum # of Students Needed In Order to Book This Program: 0
Program Requires Prior Meeting: yes	Meeting Method: In-Person , Phone , Email
Materials Arts Provider Provides: Materials for designing puppets and backdrop, puppet theater set-up for the performance. Students will be able to retain the puppets after the program, for use in the classroom or to take home as souvenirs, whatever the classroom teacher prefers.
Materials School Provides: The students should have access to pencils and lined paper. All materials for creating the puppets and puppet theater backdrop will be supplied but additional classroom materials such as construction paper, markers, newsprint sheets and glue sticks may provide useful.
Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: The puppet theater is approximately 5 x 5 feet wide and seven feet tall. It breaks down for moving but if the classroom is not tall enough to fit the puppet theater a modified setup will be arranged.
Program Learning Objective: I can create create an original puppet that reveals character traits. I can collaborate with classmates to create and perform an original puppet play based on one story element of a text I have read (e.g., plot, characters, theme, setting.)
Program Description: Stories follow a basic plot structure and include common elements such as characters, setting and themes. In small groups of 4 or 5, the teaching artist will lead students in improvising, writing and performing a short puppet play based on a story element of a text they have all read. They will each take on individual responsibilities as they create a puppet to embody one or more characters, and work cooperatively create a backdrop as a setting and costumes or props as needed. Puppetry is a collaborative art requiring a number of transferable life skills, including cooperation, self-control and respect. Even very young puppeteers quickly learn the value of self-control in creating a puppet show together. They will learn the basics of puppetry and rehearse and present the show in a traditional puppet theater setting to their classmates and whatever audience is deemed appropriate by the classroom teacher. The presentations may be taped, if desired.
Parent Engagement Opportunities: Caregivers can assist the students in conceptualizing and drafting their plays, and in creating backdrops or props. One caregiver per small group would be helpful but not necessary. The teaching artist will finalize the scripts for shows for each group, unless caregivers would prefer to take over that task.

Core & National Art Standards:

Grade 4

Grade 4: Writing Standards for Literature: Text Types and Purposes #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences

Grade 4: Speaking and Listening Standards for Literature: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Standard #54: Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

Grade 4: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 4a: Collaborate to devise original ideas for a drama/theatre work by asking questions about characters and plots.

Grade 4: Theatre: Performing: Anchor Standard 5a: Share small-group drama/theatre work, with peers as audience.

Grade 5

Grade 5: Speaking and Listening Standards for Literature: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas Standard #5: Include multimedia components (e.g., grapics, sound) and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

Grade 5: Writing Standards for Literature: Text Types and Purposes Standard #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Grade 5: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Grade 5: Theatre: Performing: Anchor Standard 4: Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Grade 6

Grade 6: Writing Standards for English Language Arts: Text Types and Purposes: #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Grade 6: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: A: Use critical analysis to improve, refine, and evolve original ideas and artistic choices in a devised or scripted drama/theatre work.

Grade 7

Grade 7: Writing Standards for English Language Arts: Text Types and Purposes: #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Grade 7: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: a. Examine and justify original ideas and artistic choices in a drama/theatre work based on critical analysis, background knowledge, and historical and cultural context.

Grade 8

Grade 8: Writing Standards for English Language Arts: Text Types and Purposes: #3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

Grade 8: Theatre: Creating: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: B: Share leadership and responsibilities to develop collaborative goals when preparing or devising drama/theatre work.