Marvelous Transformations: Caterpillars to Butterflies (elementary)
Overview
| Program Description: |
The students pretend to be flowers with open hands welcoming the butterfly to different points on the migratory path as acted out in a large open space following immediately by learning how to make th... Read more
The students pretend to be flowers with open hands welcoming the butterfly to different points on the migratory path as acted out in a large open space following immediately by learning how to make their own caterpillar & butterfly puppets in the classroom. The residency culminates in a dance & puppetry technique workshop where they get to recreate the multi-generational migration of the monarchs with self-designed movements & choreography that they create in groups. In our first session in the classrooms we will create our caterpillar & butterfly puppets. The students will view images of monarchs & more butterflies in the region along with their caterpillars in order to figure out how they want to depict these creatures from paper, tape, markers and rods. The artist will return for a second & final session in order to bring the students back to an open space with their puppets in order to construct a puppet dance theater piece to show the migration path of butterflies. The students will work in three groups, representing each generation of butterflies on this great migration. They will present this drama and the teacher can document it to share and playback for the students to see later in the classroom for reflection. Discussions will vary based on grade level and the way it relates to their core curriculum.
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| Available to Grade(s): |
PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Logistics
| Program Format: |
In-School Short Term Residency |
| Cost Per Student: |
$5 |
| Number of Visits: |
2 |
| Length of Visit: |
45 min minutes |
| Availability: |
All year
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Requirements
| Program Can Serve: |
Dance, Theater, Visual Art, Phy. Education |
| Program Requires Prior Meeting: |
no |
| Meeting Method: |
Phone, Email |
| Materials Arts Provider Provides: |
Day 1 - posterboard/cardstock, puppet rods, tape, wire
Day 2: set pieces for the students to use during their puppetry workshop & "informance" & portable sound system
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| Materials School Provides: |
Day 1 - In Classroom Workshops: Markers & scissors
Day 2 - Open Space appropriate for movement like gym or theater |
| Space and/or Set Up Requirements for Program: |
Day 1 - In Classrooms students will construct puppets at their tables/desks after I introduce the program on the rug.
Day 2 - Auditorium or open space suitable for movement. |
Learning Standards
| Curriculum Focus: |
Science |
| Art Form: |
Theater |
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