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How does an actor become a chihuahua? Can you learn to create a media report from a whale? And just how do you get a school of fish to perform on on a dry stage? Jump into the animal kingdom with both flippers!

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Hobey Ford
Hobey Ford: Butterfly Life Cycle
Watch puppeteer Hobey Ford and his "foamies" recreate the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
Video Series
Matt the Chihuahua
Matt the Chihuahua
Meet Matt, and actor who has been cast in a role as a chihuahua. How does he prepare for that?
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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia - Frederick
In Performance: Leo Lionni's Frederick
While the family of field mice works hard to gather food for the long, cold winter, Frederick seems to be doing nothing!
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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia - Inch by Inch
In Performance: Leo Lionni's Inch by Inch
How does a little inchworm survive in a garden full of hungry birds?
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Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia - Swimmy
In Performance: Leo Lionni's Swimmy
A tiny, fast-moving, black fish-that's Swimmy! He lives in the ocean with all his little red brothers and sisters. They are a happy school (that's a group) of fish.
Video
Miriam Lambert
Miriam Lambert: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
Irish puppeteer Miriam Lambert makes the storybook Goldilocks and the Three Bears come alive.
Lesson
Jungle Forest
Animal Habitats
Pre-readers are introduced to animal habitats through story, song, and dramatic play using children’s books
Lesson
Butterfly
The Dance of the Butterfly
Create an original dance that communicates the stages of the life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
Lesson
Crow Drinking
Counting Crows
Students will learn the meaning of Aesop's fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher," blending math and art with literature and film.
Lesson
Dragon Dance for Chinese New Year
The Chinese Lion Dance
Dance in the Chinese New Year with your K-2 students
Lesson
Whales
The Whale Trail
In this lesson students will explore the world of gray whales.
This Day in the Arts
Jaws
Something’s Fishy
June 20, 1975: Jaws is opens in movie theaters
This Day in the Arts
Loch Ness Monster
Telling Tales
August 22, 565 C.E.: St. Columba reports seeing a monster in Scotland’s Loch Ness
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