Project 9: PUPPET CITY!
Building a puppet community to understand basic human needs, community helpers, goods and services, elections, and more! I love observing kids involved in this project! They each bec ome totally engaged in their community role, remaining totally in character in periods of free play.
I wrote this book specifically to share with educators the effective arts-integrated projects I have developed and implemented over the years in a diverse array of classrooms. I have seen the amazing potential that puppetry holds in engaging learners on so many levels across the curriculum.
Included are clear, step by step instructions for fifteen projects, with all needed activity sheets, self assessment checklists, diagrams, and materials lists. Themes include language arts, social studies, science, art, and conflict resolution, as well as introduction to puppetry. Following the projects are illustrated chapters on several traditional based puppet techniques using the most basic and recycled materials.
I have now made the book available as a handy, downloadable pdf to make it even easier to access these projects that I have no doubt will be as fun and inspirational for you as they will for your students!
“True project based learning! …Really gets to the heart of everything STEAM is about!”
“Karen Konnerth’s extensive experience in classrooms shines through on each page. With attention to detail coupled with suggested resources for each activity, this publication will satisfy the interest of teachers eager to use engaging and highly motivating activities to teach the curriculum. The book provides robust enrichment activities for art, drama and interdisciplinary arts teachers as well as special education and reading specialists. This publication is a must-have for educators who are eager to stimulate their students’ imaginations, inspire creativity and strengthen skills and knowledge in many subject areas.”
All puppet techniques shown are quick, simple, and inexpensive.
The magic of puppetry is that anything can come to life in the imagination!