ONLINE FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES
We facilitate puppetry infused programs online for elementary grade students – either in a regular classroom or in a home school setting , enjoying the potential to reach people across the globe.
- Duration 1 hour
- Puppet Project tied to an Anchor Book and Curriculum Topics
- Access to Lesson Plan and Lesson PowerPoint from the WPTS Website
- Demonstration of How to Make the Puppet
- Puppeteer Warm Up Exercises AND Animating Your Puppet – 5 Tips for a Puppeteer
- Ideas for story telling
- Teachers may record the online session to share with their class when they do the puppet building later
- ONLINE Fee $160/hour + GST
Jumping People Puppet
- Grade 1-3
- Anchor Book: What is my Superpower? or The Snowy Day
- Curriculum Connections: Social Studies, ELA, Math, Science
Clothespin Face Puppet
- Grade 1-3
- Anchor Book: Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Lost tooth stories from around the world
- Curriculum connections: Math, Social Studies, ELA
Caterpillar Shape Puppet
- Grade 2
- Anchor Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- Curriculum Connections: Science, ELA, Math
Paper Plate Ogre Puppet
- Grade 3
- Anchor Book: When the Angry Ogre Visits
- Curriculum Connections: Math, Health & Wellness, ELA
Geometric Paper Puppets
- Grade 4
- Anchor Book: Jillian Jigs
- Curriculum connections: Math, ELA
Self Portrait Puppet
- Grade 5
- Anchor Book: The Day you Begin by J. Woodson
- Curriculum Connections: ELA, Math
Object Puppet
- Grade 6
- Anchor Book: Legends of Rock, Paper, Scissors
- Curriculum Connections: ELA – symbol, metaphor, personification
Simple Four String Marionette
- Division 2
- Curriculum Connections: Math, ELA,