The Scripts
We offer three different plays for different age groups.
* "Three's a Picnic", for Kindergarten and Grade 1, teaches about respect and being a friend.
* "Lisasaurus Rex" educates children about different types of bullying and introduces the Footsteps, (Bully-Proofing strategies for when they are being bullied), encouraging children to practice and use them.
* "Birds of a Feather" , strongly linked to the citizenship component of the new Grade 5,6 Social Studies curriculum, includes a bullying situation. It focuses on students deciding to take positive action about the situation and discovering that real people are making the world of difference in many places .
Three's a Picnic (Pre-school to Kindergarten) Funded in part by The Calgary Foundation
Synopsis: Lise and Simon are having a picnic together when Bingo the dog steals some cupcakes. Lise does not take kindly to this and behaves meanly to the dog. Bingo's owner Rusty arrives and helps everyone think about how friendship requires people to treat others with respect.
Lisasaurus Rex (Grade 1 to 3)
Synopsis: Lise and Shanti are working on a dinosaur project together. Lise doesn't have her part done and it needs to be handed in so she tries to bully Shanti into doing it. Shanti and Lise, with Jason and Simon's help, discuss what it means to bully.
Birds of a Feather (Grade 4 to 6)
Synopsis: A gifted Magpie suggests to Luke, a new Canadian, that he can do something about the bullying he is aware of at school. He and his female friend Amal decide to take action when the bullying comes closer to home. With the Magpie as a colourful guide they explore how to go about changing the situation.
Script Sources:
Our puppets and basic scripts for Three's a Picnic and Lisasaurus Rex have been bought from the Friends and Neighbours club (FAN) in Ontario. This is a community based educational group who provide puppet programs to teach children a number of social skills. The program is written with the research assistance of child psychologists, social workers, youth workers, play therapists, teachers and parents. Birds of a Feather is a newly commissioned play written by Calgary writer, presenter,editor Carolyn Pogue, and uses five new puppets. Editing, feedback and previews were contributed by teachers, authors, and the Puppets for Peace puppeteers and Steering Committee.
