Sharing our heritage Join us for the 2019-20 Season as we explore the themes of our heritage, belonging and finding connections to one another through the arts. As we journey through this season of educational programming, take a moment to discover what your heritage means to you. Welcome | 3 Standards and About | 4 From lesson ideas and professional development workshops to backstage tours, Lesson Plans | 5 allow us to partner with you to provide Did You Know | 5 students with exciting educational In the Spotlight | 7 opportunities! What is Next | 8 For questions contact the education sales My Journal | 9 department at (920) 730-3726 or Student Showcase | 10 [email protected]. Resource Room | 11 Community Partners

A note from our Series Title Partner – Amcor

"The music, the voices, and the dramatic action of the performances presented through the Amcor Education Series, all help to animate the lessons our K-12 students are taught every day in the classroom. Amcor supports the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's Education Series because live performance expands our understanding of textbook learning and helps us imagine the world beyond the written page. We believe every child should have the opportunity to experience the wonder of history, adventure, human drama and other cultures, coming to life right before them on stage. The Education Series performances spark a child's imagination and ignite the desire to know more."

2 • When entering the Fox Cities Performing Arts • Be prepared to arrive early – You should plan on arriving Center, remember to show respect for others to the Center 15-30 minutes before the show. Allow for and your environment so everyone can fully travel time, parking and trips to the restroom. enjoy and participate in the experience. • Security – All bags entering the building are subject to • During the performance, the performers can see search and prohibited items will not be allowed. Teachers and hear you so give them your full attention. and chaperones are discouraged from bringing bags, Unlike a video, we can not rewind and replay a however, necessary backpacks, or bags may be searched scene if we miss it. and tagged before being allowed in the theater.

• Applause is the best way to express how much We ask that students leave their backpacks at school you enjoyed the performance! for Amcor Education Series performances, however, if students do bring them, they are subject to search • Important things to remember: and will need to be checked at the registration table in the lobby upon entry. • Student backpacks, gum, beverages (including water bottles) and food are • Know your needs – To best serve the needs of you and not allowed in the theater. your students, please indicate if you have individuals who require special services or seating needs upon making your • Cell phones should be turned off reservation. and stowed. • Seating – Seating is based on a number of factors • Note that recording or taking photos in including when the reservation is made, size of group, the theater is strictly prohibited; students’ ages and any special seating needs. however, photos may be taken in the lobby. • Please see our complete list of policies at foxcitiespac.com.

• It’s a long way down – please do not • Questions about your show reservation? Contact our drop items off balconies. education sales team at [email protected] or call (920) 730-3726. 3 Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia has been in continuous operation since it was founded in 1972. Mermaid Theatre is best known for unique stage adaptations of children’s beloved literary classics. Through innovative puppetry, striking scenic effects, evocative PHOTO original music and gentle storytelling, Mermaid Theatre has travelled and been applauded all over the world. The company’s choice of material is based on the belief that young people can benefit substantially both in their emotional and aesthetic development from early exposure to literature, the arts and the power of imagination.

Source: www.mermaidtheatre.ca

To assist you in your planning, the Wisconsin Academic Standards that are most likely to connect with this performance are listed below.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively and orally. • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.3: Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

SOCIAL STUDIES • SS.BH1: Wisconsin students will examine individual cognition, perception, behavior and identity (Psychology). • SS.BH2: Wisconsin students will investigate and interpret interactions between individuals and groups (Sociology).

SCIENCE • SCI.LS3.B.1: Individuals of the same kind of plant or animal are recognizable as similar but can also vary in many ways. • SCI.LS4.D.2: There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water.

THEATER • TP.R.1.e: Analysis: Respond to a theatrical work by sharing what is seen, heard and/or felt. • TD.CONNECT: Students will relate prior knowledge and personal experience with theater to cultural and historical contexts.

4 OBJECTIVE: Students will reflect upon what it means to share.

MATERIALS: • “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus Pfister PHOTO • Dot stickers (pieces of paper can be utilized instead, place tape on back for transferring) • Outline of fish (pg. 6) • Coloring utensils

ACTIVITY: 1. Read the story “The Rainbow Fish” by Marcus The first of three tales introduces the most Pfister. While reading the book, discuss with beautiful fish in the sea, whose scales shimmer students the importance of sharing with others. in all the colors of the rainbow. He is admired – a. Guiding Questions: and resented – by the entire underwater world, i. What is sharing? until a clever octopus advises him to give each ii. How does it make your feel when fish one of his scales. Further adventures you share with others? follow as the Rainbow Fish finds the courage to iii. How do you feel when a friend explore the great unknown deep sea, doesn’t share with you? discovering a new world with wonderful sights 2. Give each student five dot stickers and fish outline. and friendly creatures of all shapes, sizes and 3. Have the student decorate all the stickers the same colors who are eager to make his acquaintance. way. The underworld wonderland is the setting for 4. Split the students up into groups of four to trade an introduction to the concept of opposites. As stickers with. a fitting finale, the story ends with the most a. Make sure they keep one of their stickers to satisfying opposite of all – give and take – as place on their own fish. Rainbow Fish shares one of his shining scales 5. Have them color the rest of their fish. with a friend. 6. Closing Discussion: 1. Do you like your fish? 2. What do you like about the different fish in the class? 3. Do you think the fish look better with all the different stickers? 4. How did you feel giving your friends your stickers?

Marcus Pfister does most of his illustrations for children’s books in watercolors. He begins each book by stretching watercolor paper over a wooden board so that it will not warp when wet. He then copies his rough sketches onto the paper in pencil. At this point, he is ready to begin painting. For backgrounds and blended contours, he uses wet paint on wet paper to get a softer effect. For sharper details, he first lets the paper dry, then paints the final picture layer by layer. When the illustration is complete, he cuts the paper from the wooden board. Source: www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/marcus-pfister/ 5

OBJECTIVE: The students will utilize knowledge gained from the performance to enhance their learning, then practice their research skills and share their knowledge with their classmates.

MATERIALS: • Books based on the ocean’s animals • Computer for research, if necessary • Paper • Coloring utensils • “The Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea” by Marcus Pfister

ACTIVITY: 1. After seeing the production of The Rainbow Fish at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center, discuss with your class the various animals that appeared on stage. a. Make a list of the various animals, using “The Rainbow Fish Discovers the Deep Sea” as a point of reference if needed. 2. Have students break up into partners and choose an animal to look up from the list. a. Have them find 3-5 facts on that specific animal. 3. Students should draw a picture of their animal and write the facts either on the same side as their picture or on the back. 4. When the students have finished, bring them back together and share their animals with their class. 5. Closing Questions: a. How did Rainbow Fish’s friends feel about the deep ocean? b. Were the fish in the deep ocean mean and scary, or kind and helpful? c. How should we act when we meet new people?

Marcus Pfister was born in , and began his career as a graphic artist in an advertising agency. In 1983, he left his job to dedicate more time to his art and PHOTO began to write and illustrate books. His first book, “The Sleepy Owl”, was published in 1986. He is most famous for his book “The Rainbow Fish” which has been on a bestseller list across the since its publication in 1992.

Source: www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/marcus-pfister/ 7 Don’t let this experience end with the drop of the curtain. Keep the conversation going with your students and reflect on the performance that you just attended. Here are a few questions to get the conversation started!

• What did you learn about kindness, generosity or friendship from this performance? • What was your favorite part of the performance? • Which moment do you remember most from the performance? What was happening? • How did the Rainbow Fish learn how to share? • Describe the music you heard. How did the music add to the mood or help tell the story? • If you were going to tell a friend about the performance, how would you describe it in one sentence? • On the following page write or draw about something you learned or want to learn more about.

8 9 10 BOOKS If you enjoyed this story, try these books by Marcus Pfister • “You Can’t Win Them All, Rainbow Fish” • “Rainbow Fish to the Rescue!” • “Hopper” • “Penguin Pete and Pat”

• “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein • “Corduroy” by Don Freeman • “Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes” by James Dean • “Miss Nelson is Missing!” by Harry Allard • “The Grouchy Ladybug” by Eric Carle • “The Mitten” by Jan Brett

WEBSITES • The Rainbow Fish and Marcus Pfister: rainbowfish.us/marcus-pfister/ • Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: www.mermaidtheatre.ca • Arts Edge Kennedy Center Arts Integration: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org • Teaching Tolerance: www.tolerance.org

This study guide was created for you by the Education Team as a part of The Boldt Company Beyond the Stage education program. To download copies of this study guide or to find additional resources for this performance or view past study guides please visit: www.foxcitiespac.com.

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center • Education Department 400 W. College Avenue • Appleton, WI 54911 [email protected] • (920) 730-3726 11