Teacher Resources

Below you will find a number of downloadable documents (.pdf format) which will be useful in your classrooms when preparing for and following up on Susana and Timmy Abell's Silver Trout performances, workshops and residencies:

Puppet Workshop


Silver Trout Study Guide Four pages to prepare your students for the performance
Strong Arts, Strong Schools One page about the importance of including art in a school curriculum
Folk Music in the Classroom Timmy's original curriculum guide with suggestions for classroom activities
Puppetry Across the Curriculum Susana's guide for using simple puppets to bring life into your language arts curriculum.
This will take a moment to download.
Puppetry in the Writing Curriculum Writing skills which are addressed in Susana's puppetry workshops
Songwriting in the Writing Curriculum Writing skills which are addressed in Timmy's songwriting workshops
Music: A Powerful Tool for Transforming the Classroom Atmosphere This is a proposal for Timmy's Staff Development Workshop
Residency Evaluations for Teachers Please fill out these important evaluations, which are required by any grant-funded Silver Trout Residency. Thanks!!



"A Class Act!"
Marie Reidesel, Music Teacher
Pinehurst Schools

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