2014-587-E Arts - McDougle Elementary School PTA for 2014 Arts Grant Agreement $930

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DocuSign Envelope ID: C9EE1A01- 1583 -408B- 9007- 6B72A1449ABC Arts in Education Grant Application — Fall 2014 -15 McDougle Elementary School PTA Study Area Curriculum Standard Show length: 4.1-1.2. Understand how notable structures, symbols and place names are significant to North Carolina. Show date: 4.C.1. Understand the impact of various cultural groups on North Carolina, Study Areas: 5.1-1.1. Analyze the chronology of key events in the United States. English Language 5.1-1.2. Understand the role of prominent figures in shaping the United States. 5.0 &G.2. Analyze life in a democratic republic through the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Arts: Speaking and 5.C.1. Understand how increased diversity resulted from migration, settlement patterns and economic Listening development in the United States. Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets presenting Animalia Audience: Kindergarten, 18t, 2" — 240 students representing MES diversity) Show length: 50 minutes Show date: March 10, 2015 Study Areas: Theatre Arts, English Language Arts, Science After delighting MES students with his performance of Migration in 2012, Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets returns to present Animalia. This year's amazing show explores the magical world of animals and featuring Hobey's original "Foamies" puppets carved from large blocks of foam with intricate mechanical design that gives each puppet realistic movements. Hobey breaks out of the traditional puppet theater booth, turning the whole theater into his performance stage to showcase the amazing world of animals from a variety of realistic, environmental, and mythical points of view. " Animalia" introduces students to the metamorphosis of a butterfly and a tadpole, various ecological systems, and endangered animals. Curriculum standards supported by Hobey's performance are presented in the table below. Study Area Curriculum Standard Theatre Arts K -2nd. Analyze literary texts and performances. K -2nd. Analyze theatre in terms of the social, historical, and cultural contexts in which it was created. K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by English Language asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood. Arts: Speaking and 1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or Listening through other media. 2.2. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. K.L.1. Compare characteristics of animals that make them alike and different from other animals and nonliving things. 11.1. Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants Science and animals to survive. 11.2. Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth, 21.1. Understand animal life cycles. 21.2. Remember that organisms differ from or are similar to their parents based on the characteristics of the organism. Integrating Cultural Arts into the Curriculum The PTA Cultural Arts program works in concert with the school's art education curriculum, as well as with the teachers who incorporate the performances into the grade -level curriculum specified in the NC Essential Standards and the Common Core, particularly focusing on the Arts Education component. Both Bright Star Touring Theatre and Hobey Ford's Golden Rod Puppets provide instructional materials to correspond with their performances, which are distributed to MES teachers. Each teacher is responsible for integrating these materials and the performances with the curriculum in each classroom. These linkages most often take place on a grade -wide scale, with teachers of the same grade using the same lesson, which are reinforced during relevant 'specials' classes (e.g., art, music, library). Page 6 of 23