This week provided several wonderful opportunities! First, on Tuesday, the Cocoa Beach Fire Department came to visit and talk about fire prevention and safety. Always a favorite, the children demonstrated terrific knowledge on the subject! Also on Tuesday we experienced the thrill of dramatic play!
Mrs. Henry was gracious enough to lend her services to our classroom in the creation of our first shadow puppet play. The students worked with her to create their own shadow puppets using plastic donated from Publix. These colorful puppets depicted animals of the student's choice. We then practiced our play "I Went Walking", based on our story from last week by Vera Williams. The students each had a turn to be an animal 'following' the main character.
All this week the students practiced and performed the play for several audiences. Our fifth grade big pals especially enjoyed our performance! The pictures show Mrs. Henry's shadow puppet theater. When you open the pictures bigger, you can see a hint of the puppets.
We enjoyed this experience so much! We thank Mrs. Henry for providing the opportunity to express ourselves in a creative and fun way!
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