BOCES ARTS-IN-EDUCATION / EXPLORATORY ENRICHMENT
PROGRAM DETAILS



Program Title

Learning With Puppets-Traveling Puppet Theatre Programs
 
Provider Name
Neuma International Arts of NY
 
Robin Gaffney-Holder

Central Islip , NY 11722
Phone:
516.983.2190
Email:
neumaarts@gmail.com
Website:
neumaarts.com

Program Description
Learning with Puppets: Traveling Puppet Theater Bring learning to life through the magic of puppetry! Learning with Puppets: Traveling Puppet Theater is an innovative, interdisciplinary arts program that blends puppet performance, music, creative storytelling, and visual arts to support students' academic and emotional growth. Designed for Pre-K through 5th grade, this immersive experience helps young learners build vital social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies, such as understanding and managing emotions, setting goals, expressing themselves with confidence, and showing empathy and respect for others. Through interactive puppet shows and hands-on activities, students engage in language arts, literacy, performance art, and creative play while connecting learning to real-world experiences with civic values like kindness, collaboration, and community responsibility. Each performance includes a classroom-ready curriculum guide to help educators extend the learning, making it easy to integrate arts-based SEL into everyday teaching. Let’s empower the next generation to grow as thoughtful, expressive, and compassionate citizens, one puppet at a time.
 

Categories
Puppetry (TH), Theatre-Musical (TH) ,
 



Additional Resources 

Program Recommendations
Grades
K,1,2,3,4,5



See Video  
https://youtu.be/td36Hpcd5yA?
Arts Standards
1,2,3,4


Other Standards 
HEALTH



Curriculum Connections 
Character Development , Arts: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts , ,



Culturally Responsive 
1,3



Cost 
Cost Single: $450- 3 Performances for $1,200
Cost Multiple: 4wk Artist in Residence $2,500


Duration
45 minutes