Launch
Students will explore the project question through a fast, playful launch that blends painting, sound, movement, and guided story play, then share one favorite moment and one next try during circle reflection.
Day 1
🎨 Paint, Play, Parade Day
Launch 15m
Listen & Empathize
Students will listen to community artists and storytellers, notice how paint, music, movement, and dramatic play communicate feelings in a familiar story, and use oral, visual, and physical choices to identify which story-feelings their class should focus on next.
Days 2 - 5
🎨 Story Feelings Paint Visit
Knowledge/Skill Building 15m
🥁 Character Beat Listening Game
Community Experience 15m
🩰 Folktale Moves and Memories
Community Experience 15m
🎭 Puppet Choice Checkpoint
Assessment 15m
Prototype & Present
Students will use what they learned about story feelings, audience preferences, and creative choices to build quick story-sharing prototypes, test them with real viewers, and revise a class performance-and-gallery plan before the final showcase.
Days 6 - 8
🎨 Story Choice Plan
Knowledge/Skill Building 10m
🧸 Puppet Parade Test
Project Work 20m
👀 Neighbor Preview Circle
Community Experience 15m
Showcase
Students will share their finished story performance and gallery with visiting classmates, then use a short circle reflection to name what they did well and what they want to try next in storytelling, movement, music, and pretend play.
Day 9
🎭 Story Parade Sharing
Assessment 15m