FORMAT: THIS IS A CHARACTER BUILDING WORKSHOP USING PUPPETS, SONGS AND A SCRIPT. THIS WORKSHOP IS PERFORMED IN ONE SESSION WITH A PRODUCTION TIME OF APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES. KIDS WILL DELIGHT IN INTERACTING WITH THE RIGHT CHOICE KIDS CHARACTER BUILDING PUPPETS.

EACH RIGHT CHOICE KID REPRESENTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES: PRIDE, ATTITUDE, KINDNESS, COURAGE OR HONESTY. THE RIGHT CHOICE KIDS ARE DESIGNED WITH SPECIAL SYMBOLS ON THEIR CLOTHING TO HELP KIDS "CHARACTER BUILD": IVA COURAGE WEARS HER "BADGE OF COURAGE", HONEST LEE HONORABLY PERFORMS "THE PLEDGE", CHER KINDNESS HAS A "BIG HEART", PHIL PRIDE PROUDLY DISPLAYS HIS "STAR OF SELF-ESTEEM" AND SONNY DISPOSITION PICKS YOU UP WITH A SPLASHY "SUN BURST"!

AFTER EACH PUPPET IS PRESENTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR (WITH DIALOG SCRIPTED FOR EACH PUPPET), THE COORDINATING CHARACTER BUILDING SONG IS PLAYED. THE INSTRUCTOR SHOULD ANIMATE PUPPET'S VOICE IN SCRIPT AND DANCE PUPPET AROUND DURING PUPPET'S SONG TO HELP BRING THEM TO LIFE AND TO ENTERTAIN THE KIDS, CREATING A FUN ATMOSPHERE.

ACTIVITY IDEA: AFTER THE WORKSHOP, A SUGGESTED ACTIVITY WOULD BE FOR THE KIDS TO CREATE A BOOKLET, DRAWING FIVE PICTURES REPRESENTING THE THEMES OF THE PUPPETS AND SONGS.

AT THE END OF THE PRODUCTION, DISCUSS WITH THE KIDS THE THEMES OF THE PUPPETS AND SONGS. ENCOURAGE KIDS TO CREATE THEIR OWN DIALOG AND TO ACT OUT THEIR RESPONSES USING THE HAND AND FINGER PUPPETS. LET KIDS PLAY WITH THE RIGHT CHOICE KIDS FINGER PUPPETS AFTER THE PRODUCTION AND ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS.

INSTRUCTOR: TEACHER, PARENTS, OLDER KIDS. THE INSTRUCTOR USES HAND PUPPETS AND GIVES MOVEMENTS AND VOICES TO THEM.

AUDIENCE: KIDS THROUGH THIRD GRADE.

PROPS & MATERIALS NEEDED: RIGHT CHOICE KIDS HAND & FINGER PUPPETS, CD OF SONGS, SCRIPT & CD PLAYER. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A HOMEMADE THEATER TO PRESENT THE PUPPET SHOW.

CAST:

INSTRUCTOR