Welcome Class!1. Find a seat.2. Get out your toolbox and

any art supplies you have!3. Put everything else on the

edges of the room.

Chinese Shadow Puppetry

Mr. Heasley and Ms. Pongracz’s Fourth

Grade Class

拼音Pi Ying

Learning Targets罘I will learn about the

Chinese culture and the history of Chinese Shadow Puppetry.

罘I will make my own puppet and develop a show with my friend.

罘I will perform a brief puppet show for my class.

Review罘Where is China?罘What are some countries

that border China?罘What else do you

remember about China?

http://www.unicist.net/partners-news/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/political-world-map-2007.gif

罘Where is China?罘What are some countries

that border China?罘What else do you

remember

Let’s Learn Mandarin!• Hello Nǐhǎo Nee-How• Goodbye Zàijiàn Sigh-Jen• Thank you Xièxiè Sheh-Sheh• My name is ___ Wǒ jiào ___ Woah-Jow

• Classroom Management Cue:• TEACHER: Nǐhǎooo! (Hellooo!)• CLASS: Nǐhǎooo! (Hellooo!)

The History of Chinese Shadow Puppetry

罘 Began over 2,000 years ago罘 The first puppets were made with paper. Then they were made out of animal hides, or pi ying. 罘 Princes during that time had paid puppeteers, sometimes as many as eight, working for them.

A Business of the Five

Video Clip

罘 Takes five people for a puppet troupe.

罘 One person operates the puppets, another plays a horn, another plays the fiddle, one person plays percussion, and the last person sings.

罘 The person who sings does the voices for all of the puppets.

The Stage罘The stage has two parts:

the screen and the light behind the screen.

罘Our stage is made out of wood.

罘Traditional screens were lit with coconut oil lamps hanging on bamboo frames. For our screen, we are using fabric and for our light we are using a projector.

Making Your Own Puppet Show罘Work with a partner.罘Decide on two jokes or

a short play, and perform a brief puppet show for the class.

罘You’ll have time to:罘Pick your jokes/play罘Make your puppets罘Practice your show

罘Mr. H and Ms. P will model for you.

Steps For Your Puppet Show1. Choose a partner.2. Select two jokes OR a short play. 3. Decide who will say each part of

each joke OR the play.4. Make your puppets.5. Practice your show with your

partner.6. Perform for the class!

Review of the Learning Targets

罘Did you learn about the Chinese culture and the history of Chinese Shadow Puppetry?

罘Did you make your own puppet and develop a show with a friend?

罘Did you perform a brief puppet show for the class?

Before You Leave

On a piece of scrap paper, write down one thing you learned about Chinese Shadow Puppetry and/or Chinese culture.