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The Center for Puppetry Arts offers Distance Learning programs for PreK-12. Students are briefly introduced to different styles of puppets from around the world (1st grade and up). Students participate in learning activities about a topic and create a working puppet of their very own to use in the classroom. A comprehensive study guide and materials list is provided for each program. All puppet materials are easy to find and of little, if any, cost. Middle and High School programs are designed to encourage dialogue between the presenter and participating students. Teacher workshops and demos are also available. Multilingual programs now available! (Select programs available in Spanish and French.) Topics: Making Healthy Choices | Anansi the Spider: A West African Folktale | Dinosaurs | Butterflies | Gingerbread Boy | Exploring Africa | Spiders | Plants | Rainforest | Native Americans | Mexico | Africa (Mali) | Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures | Edgar Allan Poe | Hands-On Teacher Workshop | Teacher Demo BOOKING FORM - BOOK YOUR PROGRAM NOW! Click here Complete this form, save it to your computer, and email it to distancelearning@puppet.org. We will email you with a confirmation if the date and time is available. THIS IS NOT AN ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM. TOPIC: Making Healthy Choices Starring Little Noodle! Sponsored by:  GRADE: Kindergarten - 2nd PUPPET: Dragonfly Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 40 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Little Noodle, star of the Center’s original stage production Adventures of Little Noodle, joins the Distance Learning Team as co-host for our program about healthy living, Making Healthy Choices. Little Noodle gets students movin’ and groovin’ through recorded segments that encourage movement, healthy decision making practices, and hands-on puppet building. Students will identify active vs. non-active play and participate in physical activities as they learn about the food pyramid and basic nutrition. Students will make and operate their very own Dazzle Dragonfly rod puppet just like Little Noodle!  Back
to TopTOPIC: Anansi the Spider: A West African Folktale GRADE: Pre-K - 2nd PUPPET: Anansi Shadow Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 45 minutes Shadow Puppet Performance created by Jon Ludwig, Artistic Director, Center for Puppetry Arts PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Students witness the African folktale Anansi as it comes to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is performed during the first part of the program - complete with recorded Nigerian drumming & narration! Students are introduced to the "trickster" Anansi and participate in learning activities about West African food and culture and make their very own Anansi Shadow Puppet. Download Study Guide > Back
to TopTOPIC: Dinosaurs (available in French) GRADE: Pre-K - 2nd PUPPET: Dinosaur Cup Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a Dinosaur Cup Puppet. Learning activities focus on the following: meat eaters vs. plant eaters, ways that dinosaurs moved, and ways that dinosaurs protected themselves. This is a great arts and science lesson! Modified puppet design available for Pre-K. Download Study Guide Pre-K-2nd> Download Study Guide K-2nd> Back to TopTOPIC: Butterflies (available in Spanish)  GRADE: Pre-K - 2nd PUPPET: Butterfly Marionette PROGRAM LENGTH: 45-50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Each student will construct a Butterfly Marionette while participating in learning activities about the lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a butterfly an insect, and coloring and camouflage. Video clips and photographs of the different stages in the life of a butterfly are included. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! Modified puppet design available for Pre-K. Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Gingerbread Boy · Holiday GRADE: PreK-2nd PUPPET: Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 45-50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy come to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and performed during the first part of the program. Students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet and learn about gingerbread’s ingredients. Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Exploring Africa GRADE: 2nd - 3rd PUPPET: Giraffe Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 50-60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students will build a Giraffe Rod Puppet while learning about Africa. They will look at different types of homes, people, environments and animals of the Savanna. Animal habitats and protection from predators will be discussed. Great for multicultural units. Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Spiders GRADE: 1st-6th PUPPET: Spider Marionette PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:The puppet and learning activities for this program can be modified to suit the participating age group. Students build a Spider Marionette while participating in learning activities about Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Plants  GRADE: 2nd - 3rd PUPPET: Pop-Up Plant Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant Puppet while learning about the various parts of plants and their functions. Student will also discuss photosynthesis and plants as food. This is also a great arts and science lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Rain Forest GRADE: 3rd - 5th PUPPET: Tropical Bird Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod Puppet. They will participate in learning activities about the location of tropical rainforests and their relationship to the equator and tropic lines, various animals found in the rainforest and the different layers in the rainforest. Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Native Americans GRADE: 3rd - 6th PUPPET: Hopi Kachina Hand Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students learn about three different Native American cultures (Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest) while they create their own Hopi Kachina Hand Puppet. Activities focus on the use of natural resources from the different regions, and how these resources shaped their lives in regard to clothing, shelter and even transportation. Students also discuss Kachinas and the Hopi culture in general. This is a great arts and social studies lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Mexico (available in Spanish) GRADE: 3rd - 8th PUPPET: Paper Eagle Mask PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students learn about the history and culture of Mexico and its people through the art of the mask. Learning activities center around the story of the flag of Mexico & ancient Aztec culture, ancient pictographs of indigenous animals of the New World, and the Spanish influence after the landing of Cortez. Students are also briefly introduced to a modern holiday that ties the two cultures together–Dia de los Muertos. Download Study Guide > Back
to TopTOPIC: Africa (Mali) (available in French) GRADE: 4th - 8th PUPPET: Malian Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Students build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about the role of puppetry in Mali today. Students learn characteristics about the continent of Africa and Mali itself. Homes, people and environments are compared and discussed. This is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Discovering Puppetry in Other Cultures  GRADE: 4th - 12th PUPPET: Chinese Hand Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Program format and content are adapted based on age group. Students are introduced to other countries and cultures through puppetry. Students learn about puppetry traditions of China, Japan and/or Mali with the aid of a Malian Water Spirit Rod Puppet, Japanese Bunraku Rod Puppet, and Chinese Hand and Shadow Puppets. Teachers choose two of the three countries for the program. Students also view excerpts by master puppeteers from these countries. Students are involved in Q&A as well as hands-on puppet building to make this an interactive, virtual classroom. A great arts and social studies lesson! Download Elementary School Study Guide > Download Middle/High School Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Edgar Allan Poe  GRADE: 8th - 12th PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:A Center staff member takes students on a behind-the-scenes look at classic literature brought to life on the puppet stage. Students engage in a dialogue with the presenter about Poe’s work and discuss design concepts of the performance to reveal how they were brought to life on the puppet stage. DVD clips of show excerpts, models of the stage design, and puppets from the performance enhance this program. Theme, point-of-view, and other concepts are discussed. Students will view excerpts from one or more of the following scenes: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven, The Black Cat, M.S. Found in a Bottle. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > Back to TopTOPIC: Hands-On Teacher Workshop COST: $145 PROGRAM LENGTH: 45-60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Teachers are led through a hands-on interactive workshop on the topic of their choice and actively participate in activities that would be presented to students in a regular program. This introduces them to the technology of videoconferencing in the classroom and familiarizes them with the format of available programs. Back
to TopTOPIC: Teacher demo COST: FREE-$90 PROGRAM LENGTH: under 15 minutes (Free), over 15 minutes please email for pricing. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:Teachers are introduced to programming formats and topics offered by the Center’s Distance Learning program. A question and answer session allows teachers to ask questions about scheduling and the curriculum-based learning that is offered. Back
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