SCULPTURE
FOREST MONSTERS
In this puppetry class students appropriated natural found materials (sticks, branches) into monsters from the forest. We started the lesson with a PLAY! activity where everyone sat in a circle and, together, we told a story by each adding on one sentence to the starting prompt, "Two children walked into the woods and..." Once their minds were in the "scary monster" zone, they constructed their puppet characters by using twine to tie two sticks together in an "X" shape to create arms and legs. Paper, rope, cotton balls, googly eyes, leaves were used to create monster features. Students were challenged to place emphasis on one part of the body (for example: big, scary teeth or a long, lizard-like tail).The lesson ended with each student introducing the class to their monster and partnering up for mini puppet shows.
FOREST MONSTERS
In this puppetry class students appropriated natural found materials (sticks, branches) into monsters from the forest. We started the lesson with a PLAY! activity where everyone sat in a circle and, together, we told a story by each adding on one sentence to the starting prompt, "Two children walked into the woods and..." Once their minds were in the "scary monster" zone, they constructed their puppet characters by using twine to tie two sticks together in an "X" shape to create arms and legs. Paper, rope, cotton balls, googly eyes, leaves were used to create monster features. Students were challenged to place emphasis on one part of the body (for example: big, scary teeth or a long, lizard-like tail).The lesson ended with each student introducing the class to their monster and partnering up for mini puppet shows.
Elements and Principles
1. Appropriation 2. Emphasis 3. Form |
Materials
• sticks and branches (2-3/student) • twine • cotton balls • leaves, grass, etc. • googly eyes • glue gun and tacky glue • color paper • scissors |