Puppets and Props (Story Retelling)
In this lesson, students will work together to enact a scene from a read aloud, shared or guided reading book with the class, using Doodled finger puppets. Story retells are a great way to build language, speaking and listening skills. Puppet shows will reflect an understanding of story structure, sequence, and reading comprehension.
Knowledge
Students have
read a book upon which this project will be based.
practiced using the 3Doodler, e.g., tracing stencils and welding.
read a book upon which this project will be based.
practiced using the 3Doodler, e.g., tracing stencils and welding.
Objectives
Students will
demonstrate understanding of a scene from a shared read.
write a script for a puppet show that enacts a scene from a shared read.
use the 3Doodler to create finger puppets.
demonstrate understanding of a scene from a shared read.
write a script for a puppet show that enacts a scene from a shared read.
use the 3Doodler to create finger puppets.
Materials
Students will need
3Doodler (1 per group)
pencil (1 per student)
scrap paper (1 per student)
construction paper (a few color sheets per group)
3Doodler (1 per group)
pencil (1 per student)
scrap paper (1 per student)
construction paper (a few color sheets per group)
Lesson Plan
Instructions
Step 1
Divide students into small groups of 3-4. Assign roles of writer, reader and director. All students will be creating and "acting" with puppets. The writer will be recording the script as the group members share input. The reader will be referring to a scene from the story and reading aloud relevant parts of the text. The director will keep everyone on task throughout the writing, puppet making and performance process.
Step 2
State the goal: Writing a script for a puppet retelling of a scene from a shared read. Students will then design/create finger puppets with a 3Doodler and perform for the class.
Step 3
Share the Criteria: Students will be graded on volume, inflection, organization, dialogue and creative use of puppets in performance. Students' puppet show reflects understanding of story scene.
Step 4
Instruct students to work on script together either on paper or a shared online doc, e.g., Google Docs.
Step 5
Model various ways to create finger puppets with a 3Doodler.
Step 6
Create a sketch of finger puppet as a stencil and retrace lines with 3Doodler.
Step 7
Create a base for your finger puppet: Mold a piece of tin foil around your index finger to create the base. Remove the tin foil from your finger, keeping the shape in tact. Rotate the 3Doodler around the tip of the foil finger until it is about the size of a thimble. Attach your puppet by welding with melted filament from the 3Doodler.
Step 8
Note that puppets may be the type described above or the type in which your fingers slide through holes as the puppet's feet. For this second type, demonstrate how to create a stencil with holes large enough to fit your fingers through.
Step 9
Demonstrate how to add music or a construction paper background to enhance the show.
Step 10
Send students back to groups to select a scene from the book.
Step 11
Hand out supplies to each group: paper, pencils, 3Doodler.
Step 12
Circle to assist, guide and assess as students work together.
Divide students into small groups of 3-4. Assign roles of writer, reader and director. All students will be creating and "acting" with puppets. The writer will be recording the script as the group members share input. The reader will be referring to a scene from the story and reading aloud relevant parts of the text. The director will keep everyone on task throughout the writing, puppet making and performance process.
State the goal: Writing a script for a puppet retelling of a scene from a shared read. Students will then design/create finger puppets with a 3Doodler and perform for the class.
Share the Criteria: Students will be graded on volume, inflection, organization, dialogue and creative use of puppets in performance. Students' puppet show reflects understanding of story scene.
Instruct students to work on script together either on paper or a shared online doc, e.g., Google Docs.
Model various ways to create finger puppets with a 3Doodler.
Create a sketch of finger puppet as a stencil and retrace lines with 3Doodler.
Create a base for your finger puppet: Mold a piece of tin foil around your index finger to create the base. Remove the tin foil from your finger, keeping the shape in tact. Rotate the 3Doodler around the tip of the foil finger until it is about the size of a thimble. Attach your puppet by welding with melted filament from the 3Doodler.
Note that puppets may be the type described above or the type in which your fingers slide through holes as the puppet's feet. For this second type, demonstrate how to create a stencil with holes large enough to fit your fingers through.
Demonstrate how to add music or a construction paper background to enhance the show.
Send students back to groups to select a scene from the book.
Hand out supplies to each group: paper, pencils, 3Doodler.
Circle to assist, guide and assess as students work together.
Wrap Up
Assessment
Possible Extensions
Resources
Vocabulary
Educational Standards
Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Students will reenact a story in an organized manner, using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.
Add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Students will add audio recordings, puppets and visual displays to presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Students will write a script for their puppet show that introduces a narrator and characters in an organized sequence.
Define a simple design problem that can be solved through the development of an object, tool, process, or system and includes several criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost.
Students will work in pairs to meet selected criteria to script and perform a puppet show that meets the criteria set by the teacher.
Decompose (break down) a larger problem into smaller sub-problems with teacher guidance or independently.
Students will break down the larger task of retelling a story with puppets into smaller sub-problems, e.g,. brainstorming, organizing, sketching and presenting.
Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
Students will use the 3Doodler to create finger puppets to demonstrate their understanding of a story.
Exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity, perseverance and the capacity to work with open-ended problems.
Students will demonstrate willingness and competency within an open-ended task with more than one possible outcome.
Create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Students will design and create original finger puppets to retell a story.
Use collaborative technologies to work with others, including peers, experts or community members, to examine issues and problems from multiple viewpoints.
Students will listen and share ideas while creating with the 3Doodler.
Contribute constructively to project teams, assuming various roles and responsibilities
Students will share and support each other by taking on various roles, e.g., sketching, organizing, writing and presenting.
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