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Today we filmed our final puppet show! It took a lot of trial and error to get everything right. It was difficult to figure out what our backdrop would be and how we would set it up properly. It was hard to fit everything in the frame and also keep our bodies out of sight and behind the curtain. Some takes we had to do many times because we could not stop laughing. It was enjoyable filming with everyone! T-Grass finally gets it done!!

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Our puppets finally have clothes! We were able to make outfits out of cloth materials, old clothes, or clothes we purchased at the store. We had a lot of fun creating and picking out our outfits. We did our best to pick clothes that matched the personality of our puppets. We had some difficulties getting the yarn hair to stay on with the glue gun, but with some patience, we figured it out.

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In class we finished up our puppets and started practicing dialogue between them. We were working on this so it would come easier when it was time to do the actual puppet show.

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Today in class we finished up puppet construction. Some of our group members worked on completing their puppet's arms while other group members made outfits. We also added hair and eyes to complete our puppets. Everyones puppets are looking good!

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Not only are our puppets almost completed, but so are our puppets clothes! Everyone knows a puppet is only as good as it's drip! Here we have Riley's puppet Dean with a super fashionable checkered onesie! I hope my puppet can pull off his outfit too!

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We have been working on these puppets for so long Sophia is turning into one! This week we finished up constructing the arms and attaching them to the bodies. I struggled a bit with stuffing the arms and closing off the holes we had to close up. It is crazy our puppets are almost complete!

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When someone would miss class they would fall behind a little in sewing. As a group we would help them catch up on what they missed and assist with any questions they may have. Throughout this project we have worked together as a group and collaborated to finish our puppets!

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In class while we constructed our puppets, we discussed our favorite places to eat and debated over which type of sodas are best with each meal. We usually have conversations like this while constructing our puppets and it allows us to bond and learn more about each other! :)

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Today in class we continued our puppet construction. As shown in the photo above we traced and cut out our mouthpieces on foam and cardboard and then hot glued them together. We also cut out the skull and put that in our puppet as well. The puppets are starting to come together and are almost done as we just need to add arms, eyes, hair, clothes, and any other accessories.

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To start Tuesday's class, we commented on two of our group mates discussion posts and then had a conversation on what we commented on. Some highlights of our discussion were the exploration into curiosity in children and the comparison of Vivian Paley to Jane Goodall. T-GRASS is ELITE when it comes to critical thinking!!

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This week T-Grass was reunited #back! We worked on our script and tweaking some things, as well as more puppet construction. We are all very happy to be back and collaborating once again.

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Here is our recording of our script! We did not record the songs in this recording, so when everything is put together it will be longer and meet the length requirement. It was good to practice out loud with the group and work things out together. We are excited to film our video after we make some edits!

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Today since we had our meeting on zoom we were not able to continue working on our puppets. But we were able to discuss week 8 readings and add any final changes to our platform paper #1 which is due tonight.

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Today we finished developing our script and did a quick read through before the recording so we could do final edits. We added introductions to the script and final details that made it run more smoothly. All that is left is another song and recording!

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After working on our script, we continued to work on our puppets. One of our group members(me) forgot to bring their puppet kit, so they worked on taking notes on the discussion of the readings. Some of our group members realized that they did not have enough thread on their needle but they were easily able to close it off and continue connecting the mouth to the head. T-GRASS is incredibly perseverant!

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Today we started working on our script. T-Grass had a lot on this and there were a lot of laughs. We were doing a great job collaborating on the script and developing our characters more. I am excited to see the final product.

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Today we started class by peer reviewing each others Platform Papers. These papers will help us think about our teaching philosophy and what theories we are going to implement when we become teachers. It will also help when applying for jobs and we have to convince the employers that we are right for the job. The peer reviewing helps us know what to change when we are working on our final papers. It can also help us find small errors for example citation errors.

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Today in class we played our scripts and got and gave feedback. After this we had some time to make changes to our script. The biggest thing that we changed was our intros. We added them in after each characters first line and are planning to pan to each character when they say it. This way their introductions are more natural. We also added something different about each character to make them more complex. It was helpful to get notes from the class about what was working and what was not. We are happy they liked the song!

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Today we started sewing the puppet heads! We started by pinning the pieces of fabric and setting it up to begin sewing. The pinning was a little difficult and confusing at first. We were scared to begin and it was a lot more pressure to sew on the actual puppet, versus just the pin cushion. We were all successful in our sewing efforts! Sewing across the top where all of the fabric met up was a little bit difficult but we figured out you really just had to send it across. We were so excited to flip the heads inside out and see the puppet start to come together!

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These are our main takeaways from chapter 1 of To Teach: The Journey, in Comics. We also talked about chapter 2. The chapters that we looked at are very important because they are the baseline for the whole book and laid out some helpful ideas and metaphors about teaching. We gathered that teaching is a difficult thing to navigate during your first year. In chapter 2 we also found that teaching often evolves with the children and the process is very important.

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Today in class we started building an outline of our script. We have a general idea of what are puppet show is going to be about but today we started to break it down a little more. We are starting to figure things out like whose puppet is which character and the names of the puppets. We were able to able to form the main idea and then make bullet points off of our main idea with smaller details. A lot needs to be put into a script in order for there to be a good puppet show. We definitely still have a lot more to add but we have a good start and a general idea.

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After our diligent work preparing our outlines, the next step was cutting the cloth out. T GRASS proved it's worth and continued to work hard despite the difficulties we faced. One thing we struggled with was cutting out the hands. It was hard to be precise with the scissors on the cloth because of how hard it was to cut through. None the less we pushed through. While we worked, we continued to discuss our plans for the performance and we are excited to show what we have in store. T-GRASS on top!

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Today in class we started our puppets! We began by cutting out the stencils, leaving some extra room and tracing the stencils on the fabric. Some issues we ran into were some pens did not show up on the fabric. We were tempted to use sharpie but Riley reminded us that it would bleed through. A group member also drew on the wrong side on the fabric but caught their mistake early so it was ok. Thankfully a lot of extra fabric was provided. Even though it is just day one we are very optimistic about our puppets. T-GRASS is capable of anything!

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We used this chart to display our ideas about the previous weeks reading. We pulled the ideas out of the article that we felt were most important and what we wanted to discuss. During this discussion we talked about the importance of group work and collaboration. We were not able to discuss in depth the last article but we have spoken perviously about the idea oof having anti-bias classrooms.

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Today in class we came up with an idea for our puppet kit. As you can see in the photo above we have the idea to make our skit about a kid who doesn't want to bring his friends over to his house because his mom is never there. His parents are never home because they're always working so his grandmother is always home with him. The other kids make fun of him for his mom never being home. The kid will talk to his older sibling for help. Overall, our skit is supposed to show that families look different and how some kids' parents might not always be home while others are.

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Today we brainstormed ideas for our puppet show. We are thinking of talking about different families and their socioeconomic statuses. We want to have one puppet who's family doesn't have a lot of money and lives a smaller apartment, rather than a house. Our goal is to show that it doesn't matter where people live or what they wear, it's what's on the inside that matters. This book gave us a lot of ideas for different directions we could take our show in.

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In our KWL chart we talked about the "Let Black Kids Just Be Kids" article by Robin Bernstein. We had some background knowledge about the stereotypes and racism that was present in entertainment during the 19th century. We learned that there a lot of false perceptions about black children and people overestimate their age by years and think they are less 'childlike'. We also learned the effects of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and how it transformed childlike innocence into a racial issue.

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Today during class we practiced sewing for the first time. Some of us found tying the string into knots and ending the stitch frustrating but other than that we got the hang of it pretty quickly. We all felt very successful at the end when we finished our pin pillows.

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Today during our discussion with all of the group members, we talked about the benefits of documentation. As a group we talked about the benefits of technology and how it makes it much easier for teachers to document the students work. One way that documentation is helpful is that it promotes parent involvement. Parents are able to see what their children are doing during the school day and then can ask their child when they get home can ask more specific questions about their school day. Parents can also document what their children are doing at home as well and this is helpful for the teachers to see what the child does at home. Overall we thought that documentation is very beneficial and technology has definitely made documentation much more accessible able to everybody.

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Teagan Taylor- I am a sophomore from Doylestown, PA, my favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate, and a fun fact about me is I have 4 brothers!
Grace Brennan: I'm a junior from Fort Washington, PA which is thirty minutes outside Philly. My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip and a fun fact about me is that I like to ski!
Riley Riether - I am a sophomore from Newtown, PA. My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip and a fun fact about me is that I don't have wisdom teeth.
Asher Slotkin - I am a Junior from NYC. My favorite ice cream flavor is mint chocolate chip. My fun fact is that I have two fake teeth.
Sam Curtis- I am a sophomore from New Hope, PA. My favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate, and fun fact about me is that I have 3 dogs and 2 cats.
Sophia Harris- I am a sophomore from Boston, MA. My favorite ice cream in Chunky Monkey. A fun fact is that I got run over by a segway once.