Digital Learning Workshop | Ages 3-8 | Online
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Live, Dynamic & Interactive!

Learn about folktales and meet Anansi the Spider, a favorite trickster folk hero from the country of Ghana in West Africa. Pictures, music, and movement exercises engage students in reenacting Anansi stories, as told through Gerald McDermont’s Caldecott-winning children’s book, Anansi the Spider, and a brilliantly-colored shadow puppet short film produced by the Center for Puppetry Arts. Explore cultural similarities and differences through foods of West Africa.

Plus, everyone gets to learn about how shadow puppets work, see a real puppet from the Center’s collection – and build their very own Anansi shadow puppet during the workshop! 

Grade Level: PreK-2nd

Capacity: 35 Students

Cost: $185

Program Length: 45 Minutes

Booking: Available on demand. Book whenever is convenient for you and your group.

Location: ZOOM

Puppet Activity: Anansi Shadow Puppet

You will receive a study guide containing the puppet template to print and cut out along with a list of puppet-making materials each student will need to build the puppet during the workshop.

These materials are easy-to-find, low-cost items that can often be found in the classroom. The study guide also includes optional classroom activities you can choose to incorporate into your lesson plan either before or after seeing the program. (These optional classroom activities are different from the activities included by our instructor in the virtual program.) Additional study guide contents include suggested online and library resources regarding the program topic and a list of academic standards supported by this program.

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CONTACT
How do you book a Digital Learning program?

Fill out the form on this page or call us at 404-881-5117 for more information.

Who can participate in a Digital Learning program?

We use the cloud-based Zoom platform to present our programming, so anyone with access to the internet can connect with us.

What is your cancellation policy?

We don’t charge for program cancellations due to weather; however, we do require that they be rescheduled. The full fee will be charged for cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice and for “NO SHOWS.” Foreign language programs require a 2-week cancelation notice.

What is your discount policy?

Book 9 programs and your 10th program is FREE. This applies to hands-on, curriculum-based workshops ONLY (not puppet shows).