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Session Outline • Explain to the children that puppet shows were common in the past- in particular Punch & Judy Shows. • Explain that they are going to make up their own puppets & puppet show using their outside environment & natural materials. • You may want to give them a story they know or you’re currently reading in class as a starter which they can adapt and change if they want to. (Ideally one character per person in the group) Making Puppets Split the children into groups for their shows. Show them how to make a simple puppet. (See Invention & Investigation: Stick Man (more complex) or Invention & Investigation: Stick Person (simpler)) Children can create their own character using creativity in their design. Puppet Show Groups to find a suitable location to practise their puppet shows. Discuss safety aspects with the children. Children can present their shows to others. Differentiation: HA- Add character features to their puppets & adapt stories in their shows. LA- Help with puppet & guidance with shows where needed. Extension: Can they make up their own stories using their characters? Lesson Objectives Children will make and create their own simple puppet show. Resources Sticks, string, elastic band, natural materials, cloth. Invention & Investigation: Stick Man Invention & Investigation: Stick Person Key Vocabulary story, act, beginning, middle end, setting, character, speech, narrator. Risk Assessments Generic Site RA, Stick Activities RA. Curriculum Links History: (KS1) Pupils should develop an awareness of the past, using common words and phrases relating to the passing of time; Know where the people and events they study fit within a chronological framework and identify similarities and differences between ways of life in different periods; Use a wide vocabulary of everyday historical terms; Ask and answer questions, choosing and using parts of stories and other sources to show that they know and understand key features of events. Design & Technology: (KS1) Design purposeful, functional, appealing products for themselves and other users based on design criteria; Select from and use a range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks. Literacy: (KS1 S&L) Participate in presentations, performances and role play; Gain, maintain and monitor the interest of the listener(s). Learning Outcomes LA - Children will be able to make a simple puppet and use it to perform a simple show with help. MA - Children will be able to make a simple puppet and use it to perform a simple show. HA - Children will be able to make a simple puppet and use it to perform a simple show. They add their own creativity. www.outdoorlearningmadeeasy.co.uk © Puppet Show KS1 TOPICS KS1 HISTORY VICTORIANS TOYS LITERACY SPEAKING & LISTENING
