Puppetry
The goal of this exercise is to apply refusal skills
in a role-playing situation using hand puppets.
Materials needed: cloth, felt, fake fur, socks, buttons,
plastic eyes, thread, needles, scissors
- Explain to your students that puppets have been used
for centuries to express ideas, stories, morals, and legends. Share
examples using art books and other illustrations of the kinds of puppets
that were used from various cultures.
- Assign your students to make hand puppets using basic
sewing techniques and simple materials.
- Discuss refusal skills with your students as a way
to cope with peer pressure to participate in risky and unhealthy behaviors
such as trying alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.
- Assign your students to research refusal skills on
the Prevlink web site and then write a puppet skit script to relate
the skills they have learned in an exaggerated manner. Have the students
perform their scripts to the class. You can also have your students
perform exceptional scripts for elementary students in teams.
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