What I’m thinking now: If I can get three students to model
what puppets are really used for, maybe it will rub off on the rest of my
class. I want students to use puppets as a way to help them use language and
express themselves but I want them to play with them in an appropriate fashion.
I still have many students using puppets as a weapon and seeing them more as
toys than as helpers.
After interviewing my class I found common themes. Most of
the class saw the puppets as something I use, rather than something that they
do. I want the puppets to be not just something that I use but seen as
something that they can use. Most of the students knew that they were called
puppets, but some were literal and said what they were (people/animals) while
others saw them as toys. 6 students associated the puppets with negative
behaviors, 4 associated them with something to pass around, 4 as something to
play with and 3 as teaching tool or something that talks.
The next steps are how can I make this teaching meaningful
and incorporate a routine that will allow students to use puppets and show the progression in how they use them.
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