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Welcome! 2 Dear Teacher, The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ welcomes you to the school-day performance of Bob the Builder LIVE! Based on the popular television show, the production features many of your students’ favorite characters in Sunflower Valley. These Keynotes provide information and activities that will help you prepare your students for the performance and then reflect on what they’ve seen and heard in the show. With younger children, we encourage you to read the information to them and facilitate the activities. This guide also contains reproducible activity pages that can be used with even the youngest children. CONTENTS Welcome/Acknowledgements..............................................................2 About the Show ........................................................................................3 The Gang’s All Here! ................................................................................4 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ..........................................................................5 Wind Power ................................................................................................6 Be Part of the Team..................................................................................7 Activity Page: Tool Time ........................................................................8 Activity Page: Yes We Can! ....................................................................9 Activity Page: Sort It Out! ....................................................................10 Activity Page: What’s My Job at the Show..................................11 Resources ..................................................................................................12 Keynotes are made possible by a generous grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The State Theatre’s education program is funded in part by Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Bristol- Myers Squibb, Brother International Corporation, Forward Air, Inc., The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, J. Seward Johnson, Sr. 1963 Charitable Trust, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, McCrane Foundation, MetLife Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Starch and Chemical Foundation, Inc., PNC Foundation, Provident Bank Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Verizon, and Wachovia Foundation. Their support is gratefully acknowledged. Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Continental Airlines is the official airline of the State Theatre. The Heldrich is the official hotel of the State Theatre. Online at www.StateTheatreNJ.org/Keynotes Keynotes are produced by the Education Department of the State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ. Wesley Brustad, President Lian Farrer, Vice President for Education Keynotes for Bob the Builder LIVE! created by Katie Pyott. Edited by Lian Farrer. Portions of this guide were excerpted from The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis Project: Build It exhibit guide. © 2008 State Theatre Find us at www.StateTheatreNJ.org Contact: education@StateTheatreNJ.org The State Theatre, a premier nonprofit venue for the performing arts and entertainment.
About the Show 3 Bob the Builder Live! is adapted from the animated TV series broadcast on PBS KIDS Sprout, based on the character created in Great Britain in 1998. The performance brings to life all the series’ favorite characters: Bob, Wendy, Lofty, Dizzy, Scoop, Pilchard, Muck, and more. The show, Spud’s Big Mess, includes songs, dances, and audience participation. Meet Bob! Bob is the best builder in Bobsville. As head of his own construction yard, he works with his fun-loving machine team and his business partner, Wendy, to get the job done. Though Bob sometimes forgets a detail or two, Wendy and the can-do crew are always there to lend a hand. The most important tools in Bob the Builder’s belt are his can-do attitude, problem solving, and teamwork. Bob often asks, “Can we fix it” The machines always reply, “Yes We Can!” What’s the story Mayor Bentley asks Bob and his crew to build a recycling center and a wind farm to help make Sunflower Valley cleaner and more energy-efficient. Scoop, Lofty, Dizzy, Scrambler, and Spud work on gathering up all the garbage for recycling—but where can they store it until the recycling plant is ready Once Spud catches the recycling fever, he gets carried away and tries to recycle just about EVERYTHING. The silly scarecrow gets into even deeper trouble when he accidentally awakens the Garbage Monster! Themes in the story: • Learning to be a responsible citizen by caring for the environment • The importance of the 3 R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle • Using teamwork to solve problems Garbage Monster! What does a Garbage Monster look like Have your students collect cans, bottles, boxes, and other materials to recycle into a Garbage Monster sculpture! For Discussion: • What does recycling mean Do you recycle at home What types of things do you recycle • How does littering hurt the environment What can you do to stop littering • Have you ever worked with friends to fix a problem What kind of tools did you need Did everyone get along Why or why not
Page 4 and 5: The Gang’s All Here! 4 Bob Scramb
Page 6 and 7: Wind Power 6 To help save the envir
Page 8 and 9: Tool Time 8 Sometimes Bob needs too
Page 10 and 11: Sort It Out! 10 Do you know how to
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