WP Puppetry Residency
Throughout this residency, students focused on being able to identify and recognize different emotions in a variety of situations. Through classroom conversations and activities, students came to better understand that they can feel a range of emotions and sometimes we can feel multiple emotions at the same time. Just like the main character in our anchor text, “The Colour Monster”.
After listening to Mrs. Wendy’s colour story students worked to identify the different emotions she was feeling, which were: sad, frustrated, wishful and hopeful. Our next step was to ask Mrs. Wendy, “So, how can I help?” Students came up with a wonderful list of ideas that could possibly help Mrs. Wendy feel less sad and more hopeful and wishful. She appreciated our problem-solving solutions. From here, students then analyzed Mrs. Wendy’s puppet. Students gave some feedback to Mrs. Wendy, suggesting that her puppet looked more sad and frustrated than hopeful and wishful. They thought that she could enhance her puppet by adding wings with brightly coloured features to help give the puppet a more hopeful and wishful appearance.
Then began the creation of our own Room 12 puppets. Students worked hard to design puppets that had unique features to help ensure it portrayed their own “Colour Monster” story. Using the cutting and folding techniques taught by Mrs. Wendy, students went to work. Once they were happy with the way their puppets looked, students took to planning out their stories and scripts. With the use of a storyboard, students were better able to understand the emotions they were feeling and how someone could make them feel better.
After listening to Mrs. Wendy’s colour story students worked to identify the different emotions she was feeling, which were: sad, frustrated, wishful and hopeful. Our next step was to ask Mrs. Wendy, “So, how can I help?” Students came up with a wonderful list of ideas that could possibly help Mrs. Wendy feel less sad and more hopeful and wishful. She appreciated our problem-solving solutions. From here, students then analyzed Mrs. Wendy’s puppet. Students gave some feedback to Mrs. Wendy, suggesting that her puppet looked more sad and frustrated than hopeful and wishful. They thought that she could enhance her puppet by adding wings with brightly coloured features to help give the puppet a more hopeful and wishful appearance.
Then began the creation of our own Room 12 puppets. Students worked hard to design puppets that had unique features to help ensure it portrayed their own “Colour Monster” story. Using the cutting and folding techniques taught by Mrs. Wendy, students went to work. Once they were happy with the way their puppets looked, students took to planning out their stories and scripts. With the use of a storyboard, students were better able to understand the emotions they were feeling and how someone could make them feel better.
The final step was working with their finished puppet product to bring it to life. This step had students manipulating their voices and moving their puppets' limbs in a way that represented their emotions. This was both an exciting and scary experience for many of our students, as this experience was a first for many.
Student Reflections:
Beau: My favorite moment was when we made the bases out of tissue paper. I loved seeing the end result and how colourful my puppet looked.
Brodie: I loved designing the puppets because it was really cool to fold paper in a new way to make the arms of my puppet interactive.
Zoey: My favorite part was figuring out the personality behind my puppet and how she acts, moves and talks.
Harper: My favorite part of the residency was when Mrs. Wendy had us sit in a circle and she taught us different ways to move our puppets and use unique voices to bring our puppets to life.
When it was time to present our Colour Monster stories Pink Shirt Day, many students demonstrated resilience by showing the capacity to manage stress, nerves and/or anxiety using effective ways. I could not be more proud of the growth students made over the course of this residency. What a celebration of learning it was!
Student Reflections:
Beau: My favorite moment was when we made the bases out of tissue paper. I loved seeing the end result and how colourful my puppet looked.
Brodie: I loved designing the puppets because it was really cool to fold paper in a new way to make the arms of my puppet interactive.
Zoey: My favorite part was figuring out the personality behind my puppet and how she acts, moves and talks.
Harper: My favorite part of the residency was when Mrs. Wendy had us sit in a circle and she taught us different ways to move our puppets and use unique voices to bring our puppets to life.
When it was time to present our Colour Monster stories Pink Shirt Day, many students demonstrated resilience by showing the capacity to manage stress, nerves and/or anxiety using effective ways. I could not be more proud of the growth students made over the course of this residency. What a celebration of learning it was!
Below are a few student examples of the Self-Reflections they are currently in the process of writing. We are also using this writing opportunity as a chance to edit and revise our writing for specific outcomes from the Language Art curriculum.
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Success Criteria: Well-Being
- I can Identify emotions in a variety of situations.
- I know that resilience includes the capacity to manage adversity or stress in effective ways.
- I understand that the development of resilience is supported through understanding of emotion.
- I can use various imaginative dramatizations and representations to tell a story.
- I can consider how personal characteristics can contribute to character development.
- I can extend speaking skills to include appropriate volume, energy, and expressivity.
- I can explain the reason for making specific artistic choices.
- I can experiment with various ways to use the voice to perform a message in and out of character.
- I can participate as an audience member and as a performer in drama.
- I can create a dramatization that communicates a message that is based on a theme or subject.
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