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IntroductionWe introduce the course with a short history of puppetry, looking at the different types of puppets and where they originated. There is a long tradition of puppetry in many countries worldwide and we look at how it is practiced to get a sense of what puppetry is and can mean to us.
As part of the presentation we look at how puppetry can work in Early Years settings - what kind of puppets to use, what do you need to make a staging area, how beneficial it is for children to make and perform with their own puppets as well as having a meaningful experience with their teacher/carer puppeteering. Puppetry is a great way to work within the Aistear Curriculum Framework. It can be used to implement almost all of the principles and themes and also provide an opportunity for observation and assessment. |
Storytelling with puppets
Puppetry is all about storytelling and we know how much young children love stories!
In order to tell a story with your puppet you first have to bring your puppet to life. We explore different methods and techniques you can use to do this. This part of the course involves working on silent movement with your puppet, working on how to use your voice with character and bringing the two together with lip syncing. The aim of this is to give you confidence in bringing a puppet to life and create characters that are your own and fun to work with. |
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Puppet Making
Puppet making is an important part of this course because it shows you how to make early years friendly puppets and so build up a troupe of puppets with the children by making their own puppets to perform with.
We make a puppet and also look at other examples of puppets, techniques and materials that are suitable for young children. How To Book a Course
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Air Hardening Modeling Clay
2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch (cornflour)
1.5 cups cold water
(makes about 2 pounds - the recipe can be halved).
Baking soda and cornstarch make a smooth, pliable play clay that can be colored with everyday food coloring - or left white and painted once it hardens. When you have made your model, leave it to air dry - turning every 12 hours or so.
Place ingredients in a pan and stir until smooth. Set the pan over a medium heat and stir until boiling. Stir out any lumps and cook until it is the consistency of mashed potatoes.
Turn out onto a plate and cover with a damp, well-wrung kitchen towel - let cool. Dust a work surface with cornstarch and knead until pliable.
Store wrapped in waxed paper and aluminum foil
2 cups baking soda
1 cup cornstarch (cornflour)
1.5 cups cold water
(makes about 2 pounds - the recipe can be halved).
Baking soda and cornstarch make a smooth, pliable play clay that can be colored with everyday food coloring - or left white and painted once it hardens. When you have made your model, leave it to air dry - turning every 12 hours or so.
Place ingredients in a pan and stir until smooth. Set the pan over a medium heat and stir until boiling. Stir out any lumps and cook until it is the consistency of mashed potatoes.
Turn out onto a plate and cover with a damp, well-wrung kitchen towel - let cool. Dust a work surface with cornstarch and knead until pliable.
Store wrapped in waxed paper and aluminum foil
Links between Puppetry and the Aistear Curriculum
Aistear Principles
Equality and diversity, Children as citizens, Holistic learning, Active learning, Play and hands on experience, Relevant and meaningful experience, Communication and language, Learning environment.
Aistear Themes
Well Being, Communicating, Exploring and Thinking
Aistear Good Practice
Learning and Developing through Interaction, Learning and developing through play
Aistear Principles
Equality and diversity, Children as citizens, Holistic learning, Active learning, Play and hands on experience, Relevant and meaningful experience, Communication and language, Learning environment.
Aistear Themes
Well Being, Communicating, Exploring and Thinking
Aistear Good Practice
Learning and Developing through Interaction, Learning and developing through play
