RKWC Teaching Practice Lesson Plan

Date

8 November 2016

Student
teacher

Amal
Fatema

Time

1030-11.20

School

WellSpring RAK School

Theme/To
pic

Paper bag puppet

lesson

Class

KG2 Ms. Maryssa

No of students 18 2 Special Needs students

Context of the lesson (what happened this week/yesterday)
The students had done elements of a story last week character, setting, the beginning,
middle and end of a story. They did some more work earlier in the week on character. This
lesson will actively reinforce the concept of character and more specifically facial features and
features which express emotion and behavior.
My Aim: (what am I trying to do better in my teaching?)
Amal & Fatema explain to the students about puppets, showed them one puppet each
which we create. One will be an animal and the other a mermaid with human features. Explain
about different facial features. Help students in their groups on individual work to create their
own puppet with facial features. Key concepts and aims:
Cutting with scissors
Using glue
Learning to contrast colors
Learning about different parts of the body
Learning about different parts of the face
Learning about spacial relationships and symmetry
You achieved these aims well and you set these aims up clearly at the beginning of
the lesson.
Teaching goal: (refer to ADEC documents)
The students have to identify different parts of face and created their own puppet using these.
Students have to make their own choices of how they make these features making choices
about material, shape, color and size.
This goal was achieved but perhaps you need to somewhere in the plan indicate how the
students achieved these goals since they seem to achieve them in different ways and at
different paces.
Learning objectives (Students will be able to/WALT):
All students were able to create puppet to make it, using scissors to cut paper and glue to set
a parts of face. All students will be able to identify the major facial parts. Some students were
able to create parts of body such as tail and feet. Some students created extra features. All
students tried their puppets out with the puppet theatre and created a voice and movements
for their character.
These are clear objectives that were achieved. You might also want to set up some classroom
management and behavioral objectives too.
Assumptions about prior learning

The students know a character can be a person or an animal. Students will know facial
features but they will not always be able to remember them.
Possible problems and solutions
The students will make puppets by using paper, glue, colored paper and scissors. Some
students may have trouble using scissors and glue. Some students may finish early.
Students Language (what they will
say/write)
puppet, contrast, cut, straight, round, square,
eyes, nose, ears, face, body, hair, arms, on,
beside, next to, the same, different

Teachers language (what you will say/write)

Questions/instructions:
puppet, person, animal, contrast, cut, straight, round,
square, eyes, nose, ears, face, body, hair, arms, on,
beside, next to, the same, different

How do I make
What should I use to make
I think I will
I want to

Objectives

Whole 1
(on
carpet)

Group and
Individual
work at
tables

Students
will

In this session you will be making paper bag

puppets. Place an undecorated paper bag on your
hand with four fingers in the folded section.
Animate the bag, making it talk by opening and
closing the folded area.
We will be making the face of the puppet on the
paper bag.
What are the different parts of the face?
Students go back to their tables and start to cut,
glue and stick the features on the paper bag
puppets.
Teachers helps students do this.
Students are invited to try their puppets out in the
puppet theatre creating a voice and movements for
the puppets.

Teacher
will

The
teacher will
explain the
aims of the
lesson and the
focus on
character,
facial and
body features
through
making a
paper bag
puppet.

Materials
/ Learning
Areas/
Teacher
Aids
Pre-made
paper bag
puppets
Brown
paper bags
(small lunchsize bags)
Colored
construction
paper
Wool
Glue sticks
Slightly

Whole 2
(on
carpet)

Activities
Whole 1
(on
carpet)

Group and
Individual
work at
tables

Whole 2
(on
carpet)

Students
will learn
what they
have to do.
Students
will go over
facial and
body
features.

Students
will
identify,
make and
put on a
puppet
different
facial and
body
features.

The
teacher will
help the
students and
question them
about their
choices and
get them to
use the target
language.

The
teacher will
manage the
children one
by one and
evaluate their
understanding
and their
achievement
of the lesson
objectives.

The
teacher
explains the
objectives and
aims of the
lesson.
Teacher shows
students paper
bag puppets
and gets
students to
explain
different facial
features.

Teacher
helps
individual
students when
the students
go back to
their tables
and start to
cut, glue and
stick the
features on
the paper bag
puppets.

dampened
sponges to
wipe sticky
fingers
Scissors
Puppet
Theatre

Pre-made
Paper Bag
Puppets

Brown
paper bags
(small lunchsize bags)
Colored
construction
paper
Wool
Glue sticks
Slightly
dampened
sponges to
wipe sticky
fingers
Scissors

Students
will
attempt to
make a
voice and
movements
to help
characteriz
e their
puppets
character.

The
Teacher invites
students one
by one to try
their puppets
out in the
puppet theatre
creating a
voice and
movements
for the
puppets.

Puppet
Theatre
Student
made
puppets

Feedback The lesson went well. The students were engaged and the sequence of
activities went well. Try to explain what is going to be done in an even slower, clearer
and louder voice in the beginning. The materials worked well but perhaps use glue
sticks instead of tubes of glue. Prepare for students to finish at different times. The end
showing went well and you can even focus the reflection on what was learnt more at
the end. Well done. (Mr. Mark Eckersley)