Format
1. This program begins by showing the students an example of the type of puppet they will be making-- a rod puppet (from Africa and/or Japan)
2. Students then locate the general region of tropical rain forests on a world map.
3. We do our first puppet building step.
4. Students view different birds of a South American rain forest and discuss their roles in this habitat.
5. Students work on the second section of puppet
6. Students identify the different layers of a tropical rain forest
7. Students work on the third section of the puppet
8. Students participate in a final learning activity matching animals to the layers of a rain forest. (lots of pics & SOUNDS embedded)
9. Students finish the puppet.
Objectives
- locate rain forests around the world on a world map
- develop an appreciation for puppetry as a global art form
- list characteristics of the strata of a tropical rain forest
- - compare the roles of birds in a South American rain forest
-match animals to their home range in a tropical rain forest
Standards Alignment
National Standards
National
NS.K-4.3 LIFE SCIENCE
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
The characteristics of organisms
Life cycles of organisms
Organisms and environments
NS.K-4.7 HISTORY OF NATURE AND SCIENCE:
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
Science as a human endeavor
NSS-G.K-12.1 THE WORLD IN SPATIAL TERMS
As a result of activities in grades K-12, all students should
Understand how to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information from a spatial perspective.
Understand how to use mental maps to organize information about people, places, and environments in a spatial context.
Understand how to analyze the spatial organization of people, places, and environments on Earth's surface
National Visual Arts
NA-VA.K-4.1UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING MEDIA, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCESSES
Achievement Standard:
Students know the differences between materials, techniques, and processes
Students describe how different materials, techniques, and processes cause different responses
Students use different media, techniques, and processes to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories
Students use art materials and tools in a safe and responsible manner
NA-VA.K-4.2 USING KNOWLEDGE OF STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS
Achievement Standard:
Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas
Students use visual structures and functions of art to communicate ideas
NA-VA.K-4.3 CHOOSING AND EVALUATING A RANGE OF SUBJECT MATTER, SYMBOLS, AND IDEAS
Achievement Standard:
Students explore and understand prospective content for works of art
Students select and use subject matter, symbols, and ideas to communicate meaning
NA-VA.K-4.4 UNDERSTANDING THE VISUAL ARTS IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURES
Achievement Standard:
Students know that the visual arts have both a history and specific relationships to various cultures
Students identify specific works of art as belonging to particular cultures, times, and places
Students demonstrate how history, culture, and the visual arts can influence each other in making and studying works of art
NA-VA.K-4.5 REFLECTING UPON AND ASSESSING THE CHARACTERISTICS AND MERITS OF THEIR WORK AND THE WORK OF OTHERS
Achievement Standard:
Students understand there are various purposes for creating works of visual art
Students describe how people's experiences influence the development of specific artworks
Students understand there are different responses to specific artworks
NA-VA.K-4.6 MAKING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
Achievement Standard:
Students understand and use similarities and differences between characteristics of the visual arts and other arts disciplines
Students identify connections between the visual arts and other disciplines in the curriculum
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS)
NT.K-12.1 Creativity and Innovation
NT.K-12.2 Communication and Collaboration
NT.K-12.3 Research and Information Fluency
NT.K-12.5 Digital Citizenship
NT.K-12.6 Technology Operations and Concepts