@The Arts Unit Creative Classes

Puppet masters

Teacher notes

Create and experiment with puppets made out of paper!

Student drama resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 3 to 6 drama

What will your students learn?

Your students will:

  • explore puppetry as a form of drama

  • create puppets out of simple materials

  • experiment with movement to bring life to an inanimate object

  • devise, rehearse and perform a dramatic work using puppetry.

Syllabus outcomes

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus

Drama

  • DRAS2.1: takes on and sustains roles in a variety of drama forms to express meaning in a wide range of imagined situations.

  • DRAS2.2: builds the action of the drama by using the elements of drama, movement and voice skills.

  • DRAS3.2: interprets and conveys dramatic meaning by using the elements of drama and a range of movement and voice skills in a variety of drama forms.

  • DRAS3.3: devises, acts and rehearses drama for performance to an audience.

Suggestions for how to use this resource with your students

Collection of student work

  • Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

  • Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.

  • MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

  • Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

  • Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

  • Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

Offline access

Download and print this document to send to students with limited access to online resources.

Puppet masters - The Arts Unit @home Creative Classes.docx

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Please include the Creative Class title and your school name in the email so we can share on The Arts Unit social media and our website.

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