Students in 4th grade read folktale stories from around the world. After making shadow puppets in art class, they rewrote the tales in the form of a script to perform a shadow puppet play in library class. Not only did students have to learn to work together to create the puppets, scripts, and to perform, they also explored Common Core Standards in reading, writing, and speaking and listening (RL.4.1, RL.4.2, W.4.3, SL.4.4). Upon reflection, both the art teacher and myself felt that the process of taking a folktale and transforming it into a shadow puppet play was extremely valuable in combining art, reading, writing, and speaking skills as well as fostering a creative community where students are excited and proud to share their work with peers and family. We will show the shadow puppet plays as part of our upcoming Art Show Medley on May 7th. All shadow puppet plays are posted on our YouTube Channel below:
This is a wonderful example of collaboration among specialists and a fabulous way for students to read, write, speak and listen for an authentic purpose! Incredible job!
This is a wonderful example of collaboration among specialists and a fabulous way for students to read, write, speak and listen for an authentic purpose! Incredible job!
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