III International Conference on Education and Puppets
Experiences and materials
Palau School special education classroom
Cohesion of a class group
Teia Moner
Cohesion of a class group
Characteristics of the group
They are a very moving group. Many conflicts and there is a lack of respect between them and sometimes with the teachers. Impossible to carry out small group activities without any conflict. The tutor has asked for help. Puppet technique: Bunraku: It is a type of puppet that is manipulated by two, three, four people. They have to agree and go all at once.
What color of paper do we take to make it?
Each group (2,3 or 4 students) has managed the possible solutions:
–
By votingó
By votingó
–
First make a puppet
d'a color and afteriss we will do with
another
First make a puppet
d'a color and afteriss we will do with
another
–
Luckily
Luckily
Buildïm the puppet:
First we wrinkle and we “unscrew” the paper, it is done first one by one però desprisss'together the students in each group and among them have put a lot of pressure on the role with
their bodies.
their bodies.
Hereí we have seen
which students were miss
distanced, which miss relaxed….
which students were miss
distanced, which miss relaxed….
We have seen puppets that s'opençaven,
sticking puppets, lonely puppets, puppets looking for contact and
they couldn't find it
sticking puppets, lonely puppets, puppets looking for contact and
they couldn't find it
Però when they have
finished'I saw them
satisfied and eager d'another
sexó.
finished'I saw them
satisfied and eager d'another
sexó.
Això we have
served to teachers to reflect on
traviss of the actions of the puppets
about students' emotions, for example:
Whyand this puppet iss aggressive?
Who carries the singing voice in the manipulationó ?
Both o
three manipulators són
aggressive?
served to teachers to reflect on
traviss of the actions of the puppets
about students' emotions, for example:
Whyand this puppet iss aggressive?
Who carries the singing voice in the manipulationó ?
Both o
three manipulators són
aggressive?
Which d'they issmiss tolerant?
Each
situationó has permands analyze the spontaneous behaviors of
students.
Individual, playful concentration session and
of relaxation.
of relaxation.
Paint a mandala-butterfly puppet,
individually. Background music and silence.
individually. Background music and silence.
It is a magical puppet, which holds on to the
tip of a pencil and requires a lot of concentration and balance.
tip of a pencil and requires a lot of concentration and balance.
As it is finished the students get up
and walk around the class silently manipulating the butterfly.
and walk around the class silently manipulating the butterfly.
When they were all done we lined up at the
corridor, each with his butterfly and we headed to the Education classes
Childish to teach them magic butterflies.
corridor, each with his butterfly and we headed to the Education classes
Childish to teach them magic butterflies.
Difficulty: maintaining balance,
concentration and distance with what we face.
concentration and distance with what we face.
If we distract ourselves and the falls
butterfly we harm those who sell behind us because when we stop,
everyone stops and the butterfly can also fall off.
butterfly we harm those who sell behind us because when we stop,
everyone stops and the butterfly can also fall off.
This exercise serves to reflect:
–
Any
action we do provokes a reaction in others
Any
action we do provokes a reaction in others
–
Any
emotion we have of one provokes the emotion of the other
Any
emotion we have of one provokes the emotion of the other
