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TOPIC: Anansi the Spider: A West African Folktale · NEW! GRADE: Pre-Kindergarten-2nd PUPPET: Anansi Shadow Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 45 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Students witness the African folktale Anansi as it comes to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and performed during the first part of the program. Following the performance, students participate in learning activities about West African food and culture. Students complete the interactive program by making their very own Anansi Shadow Puppet. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: The West African Masquerade: Puppetry as Therapy in Rural Africa GRADE: 3rd-5th PUPPET: Malian Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 45 minutes Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Dinosaurs GRADE: Kindergarten-2nd PUPPET: Dinosaur Cup Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 45 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! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Butterflies ![]() GRADE: 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! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Gingerbread Boy · Holiday Program! 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. Led by the program presenter, students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet during the second half of the program. They also participate in a learning activity about gingerbread's ingredients and history. This is a great holiday program. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Exploring Africa GRADE: 1st - 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. This is a great arts and social studies lesson in one! Also great for multicultural units. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: 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 how spiders and insects differ, web vs. wandering spiders, and the lifecycle of a spider. This is a great arts and science lesson in one! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: 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 a plant and their functions. Students will also discuss photosynthesis and plants as food. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Rain Forest GRADE: 3rd - 5th PUPPET: Tropical Bird Rod Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 50 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Student will construct a flying Tropical Bird Rod puppet. They will participate in learning activities about the location of tropical rain forests and their relationship to the equator and tropic lines, various animals found in the rain forest and the different layers in the rain forest. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Native Americans GRADE: 3rd - 6th PUPPET: Hopi Kachina Hand Puppet PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Learning activities about different Native American cultures will take place while students create their very own Hopi Kachina Hand Puppet. Activities focus on three Native American cultures (Eastern Woodlands, Plains, Southwest), the use of natural resources from the different regions, and how these resources shaped their lives in regards 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 > TOPIC: Mexico GRADE: 3rd - 6th PUPPET: Paper Mask PROGRAM LENGTH: 50-60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Students learn about the history and culture of Mexico and its people. The influence of ancient, native civilizations and the Spanish are explored through the art of the mask. Look for more program details in Fall 2007. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Africa (Mali) 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! Also great for multicultural units. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: 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 of 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. This is a great arts and social studies lesson all in one! Download Elementary School Study Guide > Download Middle/High School Study Guide > TOPIC: The Legacy of Anne Frank ![]() GRADE: 7th - 12th PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A Center staff member takes students on a behind-the-scenes look at the Center's production Anne Frank: Within & Without, a poignant piece which traces the legacy of Anne Frank. Students journey from source material through the design process of this production by viewing puppets from the production, a model of the set, and video clips from the production. Clips from the production are the catalyst for discussion and Q&A. Presented in cooperation with the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and the Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 exhibit under the auspices of the Anne Frank Center, USA-New York; the Anne Frank House-Amsterdam; and the Anne Frank-Fonds, Basel. Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Introduction to Puppet Manipulation GRADE: 7th - 12th PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A Center staff member works with students to teach basic manipulation skills. This workshop is geared towards students preparing for a puppetry production of their own. This workshop can be conducted as a brief overview of various puppetry styles - marionettes, hand-and-rod, shadow - and manipulation techniques, or it can be tailored to your needs by focusing on one specific style. Topics can include: puppet breath, poster vs. gravity, meaningful gestures, "walking the walk" (how a puppet walks, crawls, and gets around), "talking the talk" (how to indicate that a puppet is talking), looking vs. seeing...and what not to do. TOPIC: Edgar Allan Poe ![]() GRADE: 8th - 12th PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A Center staff member takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of 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. Students wills view excerpts from one or more of the following scenes: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, The Bells, and The Black Cat. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! Download Study Guide > TOPIC: Don Quixote or A Midsummer Night's Dream GRADE: 9th - 12th PROGRAM LENGTH: 60 minutes PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: A Center staff member takes students on a behind-the-scenes look of classic literature brought to life on the puppet stage. Choose either Don Quixote or A Midsummer Night's Dream. Students will discuss theme, point of view, characters, puppet design, stage design and performance techniques. Video clips of show excerpts, models of the stage design, and puppets from the performance enhance this program. This is a great arts and literature lesson all in one! Download Don Quixote Study Guide > Download A Midsummer Night's Dream Study Guide > TOPIC: 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. Teachers actively participate in activities that would be presented to their students in a regular program. This introduces them to the technology of videoconferencing in the classroom and familiarizes them with the format of programming. TOPIC: Teacher demo COST: $45-90 PROGRAM LENGTH: 15-30 minutes 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.
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