Puppet Play
Patience Puppet Play © Jenny Jenkins 2015 https://sites.google.com/site/valueslessonsEach puppet play on this website uses the same 3 puppets.
Use 'Muppet' TM type puppets with mouths you can open from inside, 1 larger headed mother, and 2 boys, one good and one naughty. Rename them, perhaps for their colour.
Or make Sock Puppets See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-mfUBQE3_s or Paper-bag Puppets -See: https://youtu.be/R-NmTMum-6I
For a simple Puppet theatre drape a piece of fabric or a sheet over a tight piece of string between 2 chairs or in an open doorway, or duck down behind a long sofa or couch.
(Blue, Yellow and Mum pop up.)
Blue Cool garden, Yellow
Yellow Thanks, Blue. It sure took a lot of hard work though.
Blue I wish I had my own garden
Yellow Why?
Blue Free food!
Yellow Here, have some pea seeds, Blue.
Blue Yum! Thanks, I’m hungry
Yellow Stop! Don’t eat them. Plant them in the ground and soon they’ll grow into pea plants, with lots of pods full of peas.
Blue How soon?
Yellow Quite soon...
Blue Cool! Thanks yellow. I’ll let you eat all the pods. I’ll eat the peas.
Yellow It’s all right. I’m growing my own. My pods will be ready for you to eat soon.
Blue How soon?
Yellow Quite soon.
Blue I’m gonna plant these seeds right now. I’m hungry.
Yellow You'll need to be patient, Blue.
Blue Patients belong in hospital. I’m gonna grow my seeds NOW!
(Both disappear)
Narrator (Invisible) Later. (Blue pops up.)
Blue Yellow was right. Digging sure is hard work. That’ll do. Now I’ll plant my peas. (Bend over 5 times) Now seeds, start growing!
(Move across and back looking down) Now seeds, start growing!
(Mum pops up.)
Mum What’s all this noise?
Blue My seeds won’t grow!
Mum You need patience.
Blue Nah! Patients belong in hospital.
Mum Patience means waiting with a good attitude.
Blue I’ll be a happy waiter…in a restaurant. Free food!
Mum Anyway, you were shouting so loud that the seeds are probably too scared to grow.
Blue My seeds? Too scared to grow?
Mum Maybe. Leave them alone for a few days. Let the sun shine on the soil, and the rain water them, and when they’re ready, they’ll grow.
Blue How soon?
Mum Quite soon... (Both disappear)
Narrator That night
Blue Bother. My seeds haven't started to grow yet. They must be still afraid. Hey, maybe they’re afraid of the dark. Don’t be scared little plants. I’ll sing you a lullaby. Twinkle twinkle little star... (disappears humming)
Narrator The next day
Blue Seeds, what’s the matter? Why don’t you grow? Don’t be scared. I’ll tell you a story. Jack and the beanstalk. Now listen carefully and you’ll learn how seeds are supposed to grow. Once upon a time a boy called Jack lived with his poor mother. (Disappear and fade out) One day she said to Jack...
Narrator The next day
Blue Seeds. What’s the matter? Why don’t you grow? Don’t be scared. I’ll sing you a song. (To the tune of 'Row, row, row your boat.') Grow, grow, grow my seeds, in your garden bed. Quickly, quickly, quickly, quickly, (Looks down) I hope you’re not all dead.
What shall I do? These must be the most frightened seeds in the world. (Yawn) I’m tired. I think I’ll have a rest from trying to grow these seeds. It's exhausting! (Disappears, snoring sound)
Narrator Later.
Yellow (pops up, looks down at seeds) Blue! Wake up! Look at your garden.
Blue (pops up) At last! My pea seeds have stopped being afraid to grow.
Yellow All it took was patience.
Blue Yeah, right. It almost turned me into a mental patient!
Yellow Patience is waiting without getting annoyed about it.
Blue You were right. Gardening is hard work. I almost lost my voice.
Yellow That could have been a good thing…
Blue Wanna piece of me?
Yellow Just kidding. (Blue head-butts him) Ow! (Yellow disappears)
Blue Wow! My own pea plants! Soon I’ll be able to come out here to the garden, any time I like, to have a pea! (Laughs loudly) Get it? Have a pee! Ha ha ha ha! (Disappears)
Discussion Questions
1. What did Blue say about patience? (Patients belong in hospital.)
2. What did Mum say about patience? (Patience means waiting with a good attitude.)
3. What did Yellow say about patience? (Patience is waiting without getting annoyed about it.)
4. What do you say about patience? (Work on a class definition.)