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Drama

'Drama enables children to experience and explore the world by walking in someone else's shoes or becoming someone or something different'

(Dinham and Chalk 2017:169)

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Wombat Stew Puppetry Show

This is interactive and teacher-led storytelling which provided children with opportunities to become familiar with drama elements and terminology as they build their confidence and knowledge for more complicated drama experiences. 

 Wombat Stew Puppetry Show  learning plan 
Wombat Stew Puppetry Show Reflection
Materials/Tool

  • ​Puppets: Dingo, Wombat, Emu, Platypus, Koala, [Blue tongue] lizard, Kookaburra, Echidna

  • Billycan (little) and Cauldron

  • Yellow and red cellophane (fire)

  • Feathers, Gumnuts, Flies, and bugs

  • Big wooden stick for stirring    

  • A mat, pieces of turf, Gumnut leaves

Puppets are a great way to extend the storytelling and bring the story to life. Other materials are based on what is in the book; however, I would let the children decide what THEY need for their puppetry show. For example, if they decide to go outside and collect gumnuts, I would send those who raised that idea with one educator to collect whatever they need. 

Resources

Wombat Stew is an old Australian story that is simple enough to be the first drama learning experience for children. There are many roles for children to take with non-complicated characteristics and few dialogues as well as the opportunity to sing along together. I use a drum while dingo is stirring his stew and children are singing the song:

'Wombat stew,

wombat stew,​

Gooey, brewy, 

Yummy, chewy, 

Wombat stew'

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