Puppet Theater in Art Class!
During Art class, taught by Mr. Emil, our students created amazing puppets and marionettes made with materials that were easy to find at home. We have been surprised by everyone’s creativity!
In addition to making puppets, students have used their imaginations to write great stories and scripts. The students then used their puppets to tell their wonderful stories.
Mr. Emil shares with us, “The use of puppets emerged to amuse and entertain. However, these have become a powerful educational resource because they have such a great impact on children. They also help develop cognitive processes such as thinking, imagination, creativity, concentration, and memory. They stimulate visual and auditory perception. Puppets are used in the development of skills for emotional education and they help improve self-esteem and build confidence.” Now that we have our own puppet theater and lots of homemade puppets, our students can create and share the greatest stories and tales!
Fifth grader Eliany says, “For me it was a very interesting experience because we could express the values taught in class through puppets. We enjoyed creating the scripts. It was very fun to make the puppets because we could use our hands and creativity.”
Daniela Soto, 4th grader shares, “It was a lot of fun using our talents and imaginations to create puppets and to work with them. I had great fun playing with my classmates during this time.”