Mammoth Follies
by Hudson Vagabond Puppets
Grades K-4
Mammoth Follies explores the wonders of evolution in an old-fashioned revue of original songs, witty jokes and earth-smashing dances performed by giant dinosaur puppets. This musical trip through pre-history dramatizes historic and scientific facts (as well as some myths) about the great age of the dinosaur. Enormous puppets populate the stage including your host Willie Mammoth, along with Smiley the Saber-Toothed Tiger, Bessie the 22-foot long Apatosaurus, Tony and Trixie Triceratops, Terry the Pterodactyl and the 11-foot tall T. Rex.
California Content Standards easily applied in your classroom:
- K.SC.2.0: Different types of plants and animals inhabit the earth.
- 2.HI.2.1: Students differentiate between things that happened long ago and things that happened yesterday.
- 4.SC.2.b: Students know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs and may compete with each other for resources in an ecosystem.
LESSON PLAN IDEA: Students draw or color dinosaurs, cut them out and place them in a large class mural to create a collaborative art project.
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