Teacher then asks questions about the story. Students arrange themselves in group, and are given identical sets of the same pictures and must orally retell story in the original sequence. Read aloud to group. Read through play again. Go through play as a dry run-either teacher or advanced student as narrator.
Advanced students can script out the story into play form.
Students demonstrate understanding of the story by acting it out with their puppets in the appropriate roles. Students follow director's instructions accurately. Scripted play reflects accurate voice, grammatical structures, fluency, and cohesiveness. The specific assessment task and tool of this activity may vary widely, depending on student's proficiency. Creative Movement, Song, and Dance Background Students have studied the movements and characters of the local animals.