Wk 5: Puppetry

This week looked at puppetry and with a dramatic context to create tension and contrast. One of the activities that were experienced within this drama workshop was the Alien and Human which focuses on hands being the puppet (one student is the alien and the other is the human). This activity can be used with any object found around the classroom and puppetry is a great way to get children involved in feeding their imagination. Young children have always experienced puppetry even without prompting, through many of their toys they play with (Ewing and Simons, 2004, p. 53). Puppetry for students allows them to bring out their creative and imaginative side, which means they can express themselves behind inanimate objects without being criticised or hurt. The implications for puppetry is that students can sometimes take it too personally, that is why structuring and scaffolding any activities you do with students, can lead to a successful lesson/experience learnt.

Puppets made in wk 9 tutorial 8: Barbie and Daenerys Targaryen hanging out.

Reference

Ewing, R., and Simons, J. (2004). Beyond the Script: Take Two. Newtown, NSW: e:lit.