This week our class worked on creating dramatic plays from children's books. Haley, Chloe,
and I decided to create a puppet show based off of the book 5 Little Monkeys Jumping On
The Bed. We started by rereading the book and then making it into a script. To make the
puppet show a little interesting, we added our own commentary from the monkeys into the
script. We continued by creating our own puppets out of printouts and popsicle sticks and
sets out of cardboard and construction paper. While none of us were completely comfortable
with performing in front of a group, I really found myself enjoying every aspect of this activity!
This would be a great activity to use in a classroom. It involves intentional interactions with
books and allows students to express themselves at whichever level they feel most
comfortable.
Here's a blog with tips on how to establish rules and criteria for dramatic plays in the classroom:
https://2peasandadog.com/2016/08/ideas-for-teaching-drama.html
It was written by a 6th grade teacher, but I think it has great tips that can be useful to any teacher!
and I decided to create a puppet show based off of the book 5 Little Monkeys Jumping On
The Bed. We started by rereading the book and then making it into a script. To make the
puppet show a little interesting, we added our own commentary from the monkeys into the
script. We continued by creating our own puppets out of printouts and popsicle sticks and
sets out of cardboard and construction paper. While none of us were completely comfortable
with performing in front of a group, I really found myself enjoying every aspect of this activity!
This would be a great activity to use in a classroom. It involves intentional interactions with
books and allows students to express themselves at whichever level they feel most
comfortable.
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| Haley and after we cut out the puppets! |
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| One of the four backdrops I created! Here's blog with tips on how |
Here's a blog with tips on how to establish rules and criteria for dramatic plays in the classroom:
https://2peasandadog.com/2016/08/ideas-for-teaching-drama.html
It was written by a 6th grade teacher, but I think it has great tips that can be useful to any teacher!
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