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Mitten the Kitten
BRING A PROFESSIONAL
PUPPET SHOW
INTO YOUR SCHOOL

Mitten the kitten - for K to 4th graders

As a professional puppeteer, I created a story for a young audience (4 and up), using handcrafted wooden string puppets. This tale-like story is about a small adventurous cat who is accidentally left outside on a warmer winter day in the middle of the Boreal Forest. 

Play in English or French.

Followed by a short workshop.

Mitten the Kitten
Literacy

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS

I offer puppetry focus arts integration PD to be used in relation with English arts, Social Sciences, Sciences and SEL. 

I would be happy to inspire new teachers to use puppetry in their classroom. Contact me!

Puppetry related PD

Interior Alaska Secondary Literacy Conference, Fairbanks, February, 2024

Summer Arts Institute : Social Emotional Learning and the Arts. Metlakatla, Alaska, June 2024 (Alaska Arts Education Consortium)

Teaching artist related PD during each residency since 2019

WHAT TACHERS SAY

Puppetry & Literacy P.D

Awesomeness!! Great ideas to add to any class. -Promotes teamwork, creativity, better comprehension and retention. Fun / brain break

Puppetry and SEL Teacher Institute

It was freeing, and the models of different ways to use puppetry opened up my mind to how we can use this in all subjects

Puppetry & Literacy P.D

This session is very engaging. I will implement what I’ve learned to my classroom because the hands-on activity will make my students engage in inquiry and experiments. It also provides authentic and meaningful learning

IF YOU ARE A TEACHER OR HOMESCHOOL PARENTS AND ARE INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PUPPETRY, CHECK MY WORKSHOPS PAGE.

FREE RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS

This curriculum was developped during Covid, for an  online  class with 4 th graders

LITERACY AND PUPPETRY

  • You want your class to learn about fables and shadow puppetry at the same time?

  • You would like your students to learn how to adapt a written story into a visual and oral form of storytelling?

 

FREE CURRICULUM

 

  • A video tutorial on how to make a shadow theater from a cereal box (available here!)

  • Written tutorial (PDF) on how to make sceneries and puppets 

  • A full curriculum to make it again later in one of your future class

literacy and puppetry
School residencies

TEACHING ARTIST IN YOUR SCHOOL

As a teaching artist, I engage students in a variety of age appropriate curriculum explorations through puppetry : material, light, technical mechanisms (STEM), cultural traditions (Social Science), storytelling and performance (Literacy and Language Arts), or SEL.

I had previously over15 years of experience as a formal and informal educator in cultural and scientific settings (Museums, Universities, Schools), which gives me a strong understanding of the various educational settings. ​

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I offer classes in English and French.

WHAT TACHERS SAY

Maïté offered clear, organized instructions in a cheerful, pleasant manner. She showed great enthusiasm and patience with the class. She was able to help students problem solve and encouraged them to take risks. I would gladly welcome her into my classroom again!

I would absolutely ask all my colleagues to get on board with this project to enrich their language arts studies. Shadow puppet theater is expressive, creative, and another vehicle to share stories. Students also get practice using their hands to create their theaters and puppets, improving dexterity and artistic skills.

Maïté brings her broad experience and training with puppetry from around the world to any given setting and is able to creatively apply her knowledge to merge and adapt to the interests and resources of her students.

As a teaching artist, I work with pre-K to 12th grade students. I use puppet production and performance to promote self confidence, respect, collaboration and problem solving skills.

 

  • I am part of FACE AIS, the "Artists In the School" program through Fairbanks Art Association, since 2018.

  • I am part of the Alaska Statewide Teaching Artist Roster (STAR), since 2023

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CONTACT ME IF YOU OR YOUR SCHOOL IS INTERESTED! ​​

 

In the News: 

Over 1000 Students since 2019​

Pearl Creek Elementary, Salcha Elementary, Nordale Elementary, Watershed Charter School, Lathrop highschool

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