SCHOOLS
ASSEMBLIES, IN-CLASSROOM LESSONS AND RESIDENCIES
New lessons, programs and performances are always being developed. Each program and performance lasts about 45 mins. Lessons and residencies can be customized to fit your needs. All lessons are directly related to the common core and interactive, allowing students to experience the art of puppetry, storytelling, poetry and music while gaining knowledge in the core academic lesson. Teacher’s Guides, Lesson Plans with Common Core and Essential Standard connections are available upon request after a program has been booked.
2019 - 2020 Residency Program (grades 2-6)
Literacy: Build an origami book and fill the pages with your own story and art work.
Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten
Insects
Ocean Animals
Pond Life
The Five Senses
Christmas Around the World
Farm Animals
Recognizing Numbers 1-10
Recognizing Numbers 11-20
Fairy Tales: Real or Pretend?
Weather Wear through the Seasons
First Grade
Time
Counting by 2,5,10
Counting Coins
Place Value
Verbs
Nouns
Short Vowel Sounds
Long Vowel Sounds
Rainforest in Blacklight (puppetry); camouflage (3 day residency)
Second Grade
Friendship/Citizenship/Responsibility (3 days puppetry)
Life Cycle of the Butterfly (2 days)
Place Value and Regrouping
Comparing Life Cycles of the Butterfly and Frog
Third Grade
The Water Cycle (limited to 15 students (5 day residency with student performance)
Cinderella throughout the World - (5 day residency - shadow puppets- with student performance)
Main Idea of a Story (2 day residency)
Fairy Tales – Rewriting the Story (2 day)
Fourth Grade
NC History
How to Organize a Story: The Naming of Charlotte (Piedmont) and The Wright Brothers (Coastal)
Poetry
Conflict Resolution (2 day residency)
Fifth Grade
Rainforest and Black Light–interdependence (10 day in-classroom building residency, with performance for a larger audience)
Rainforest and Black Light –interdependence (one day classroom lesson)
Conflict Resolution
A Bit about Life in the 1940's
Assembly Programs (Preschool through High School)
Stories can be mixed and matched to create a program that meets your specific needs:
Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Legends from Around the World
Celtic Stories
Native American
The Queen City’s Name: Charlotte, NC
Jack Tales
Corporal James Tanner and Clara Barton (both knew President Lincoln and shaped our Nation’s history in unexpected ways)
Almost Scary Stories
And More!!!
Invite me to your school!
“Thank you for such a marvelous performance —all the students, from the pre-kindergartners to the tenth graders, were mesmerized. Many people were sure there were several people behind the curtain and were so surprised to find one very talented lady doing it all. Your background in teaching and storytelling shines, and we appreciate the excellence of the program you brought us.”
“Lona, thank you so much! Our students were beaming with excitement as you made the stories come to life! What a gift you have! Several students commented, “You are the best storyteller ever!”, and I agree. This is a day Daisy Elementary will not forget!”