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Marvelous Transformations: Caterpillars to Butterflies (elementary)

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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
Cost Per Student: $5
Available to Grade(s): PK, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Program Can Serve: Dance, Theater, Visual Art, Phy. Education
Art Form: Theater
Curriculum Focus: Science
Program Type: Grade Level Program
Integration Continuum Level: Access
# of Visits: 2
Length of Visit: 45 min
Location: In-School, Virtual
Program Format: In-School Short Term Residency
Program Format Info: In-School Performance (intended for the entire grade level to experience together) &
Workshops (to follow will be done in individual classrooms)
Availability: All year
Total Number of Classrooms can Serve: 100
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
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.
Program Learning Objective:
I CAN create my own puppets.I CAN work individually and in a group to create artwork and theater.I CAN see this transformation in nature, including the work of three generations of butterf... Read more
Additional Notes: If selected for PE classes, the students do not need to create their own puppets. Puppets will be provided for them by Teaching Artist.
Parent Engagement Opportunities: Volunteers can help on Day 1 with making the puppets in the classrooms. They can also help to organize the students and lead/follow as needed in each group.