15 Puppet Plays or Role-Plays For Early Elementary Students!

Are you a person who loves puppets, has a lot of puppets, and wants more ways to use them effectively with children? Are you a person who would like to try using puppets, but as of now hasn’t accepted the challenge? No matter if you are an experienced puppeteer or a novice, Powerful Puppetry is for you. It is an easy and effective method for enlightening young students to the benefits of good character traits and positive behaviors. Each of the 15 puppet presentations includes a complete step-by-step lesson plan, puppet/role-play script, and reproducible follow-up activity.

Young students are fascinated by the world of puppets and, with these easy-to-present puppet plays, they will learn about:

The Counselor

Tattling

Family Relationships

Cooperation

Conflict Resolution

Happiness

Self-Esteem

Caring

Citizenship

Trustworthiness

Responsibility

Respect

Safe Behavior

Anger Management

Fairness.

Each lesson can be completed in one class period. For those who wish to make their own puppets,the stick puppet patterns required for each performance are included in the book.

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TOPIC: Character education, behavior, self-esteem, anger management, conflict resolution

INCLUDES: 15 puppet/role play scripts, reproducible activity sheets, puppet patterns

GRADE LEVELS: Preschool-3/AGES: 4-8

FOR USE WITH: Small groups, classrooms

AUTHOR: Melinda Saenz

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary-school counselors, elementary-school teachers, pre-school teachers, psychologists, early childhood educators

128 pages, paperback

©2002

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POWERFUL PUPPETRY

Targeted Population: Early childhood learners

Program Components: 15 puppet plays or dramatizations, stick puppet patterns

Applicable For:

ARRA: Improving Student Achievement
Peer Relationships (Peer Relationships, Peer Interaction)

Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
Personal and Social Growth (Character Education, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships, Self-Esteem/Self Understanding)

Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Violence Prevention (Anger Management, Behavior, Character Education)

Title V, Part A: Innovative Programs
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs (Family Relationships, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships)