Videoconferencing About The Gingerbread Boy

I just got word about a videoconference you might be interested in. The Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet videoconference is for PreK through second grade, but is open to anyone interested in puppetry. It will be held Monday, August 27, 10 AM in the library's Willcoxen Auditorium. Sponsored by UPS and SouthShare Foundation, the Center for Puppetry Arts of Atlanta, Georgia, offers Distance Learning Programs for PreK through grade 12. Students are briefly introduced to different styles of puppets from around the world. They participate in learning activities about a topic and create a working puppet of their very own to use in the classroom. A comprehensive study guide and materials list is provided for each program. All puppet materials are easy to find and of little, if any, cost. The Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet program will be 45-50 minutes long. Students will witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy as it comes to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and performed during the first part of the program. Then, led by the program presenter, students will make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet during the second half of the program. They will also participate in a learning activity about gingerbread's ingredients and history. We sure want to thank Beau Sherman of CNS and Colquitt County Schools, as well as Aileen, our Webmaster, for pulling this whole show together. For additional information, visit http://www.puppet.org/. Miss Norma, our Children's Librarian, said the videoconference is open to children of all ages and interested adults. For more information about this program, contact Norma at 229-985-6540.