Improvising and Singing with Puppets with the Emotionally Disabled
Help me give my students in the emotionally disabled class more opportunities to express themselves through the use of puppetry through music and improvisation.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Law's classroom raised $287
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My Project
I have had the great pleasure to work with primary and intermediate students who are placed in the emotional disabled program. I have learned greatly from these students. On the first day of class I asked them what music they liked and things they liked to watch. During our conversations, one thing stuck out: they seemed to thrive by creating. The idea of using puppets came to mind. After seeing if any churches or organizations had puppets they were no longer were using, I received five larger puppets.
Once the students saw the puppets, the creativity in them blossomed.
With those puppets, we have been able to study puppeteering, created a Christmas video of the puppets "lip synching" to a Christmas Carol, and have created improvised stories from the puppet's point of view.
I have seen these students blossom and by giving them the space to be creative with puppets, they have been eager to learn more.
I am hoping that by getting more puppets, I will be able to expand my music and performing arts program with the emotionally disabled. They, too, are creative individuals who deserve a shot at expressing themselves creatively through music, improv, and puppeteering.
Half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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