1. Jack and the Beanstalk with
Le Theatre de Marionette

2. Outline Jack and the Beanstalk with Le Theatre de Marionette
I. Experience
1. Staging Information
2. Audience Etiquette
3. Le Theatre de Marionette
II. Introduction
1. The Story’s History
2. Story Synopsis
III. Enrichment
1. What is a marionette? / Puppet History
2. Making a marionette.
3. What are puppets used for?
4. What are puppets made of?
5. Bilingual Book
IV. Projects
1. Counting Beans
2. Fee Fie Foe Fum
3. Always looking up
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3. Experience: Staging Information
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Staging Information
Le Theatre de Marionette’s performance of Jack and the Beanstalk
Wednesday, April 12th
10:30am or 12:15pm
at McKinney Church in Fort Worth
4805 Arborlawn Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76109
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4. Experience: Audience Etiquette
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Audience Etiquette
The characters, or actors, you will see in the performance are not real but the puppeteers who operate them are!
The puppeteers, though you cannot see them are very aware of their audience and respond to every movement and sound.
When the audience laughs or claps, the puppeteers are encouraged!
A talking or moving audience is a rude audience, and puppeteers get very frustrated because they feel as though no one is paying attention.
Listening is also very important, remember the puppet show is LIVE. There is no stop or rewind, real people move the puppets, say the words, and changing the scenery and lights.
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5. Experience: Audience Etiquette
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Audience Etiquette
It is important to remember:
Stay in your place
Sit quietly
Laugh and clap- but no talking
Ask all of your questions when the show is over
Le Theatre de Marionette also asks that educators take students to the restroom prior to the performance. In an emergency, please quietly escort students to the lobby. We also ask that educators remove crying, shouting or otherwise disruptive students from the theater. And generally we ask that all educators assist our staff and artists by maintaining appropriate student behavior during the performance.
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6. Experience: Le Theatre de Marionette
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Le Theatre de Marionette
Le Theatre de Marionette presents the exciting fairytale of Jack and the Beanstalk!
The traditional telling of this classic story is made all the more exciting because it is told through the art of marionette puppetry!
Visit Le Theatre de Marionette’s Website:
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7. Watch this fantastic PBS documentary about Le Theatre de Marionette:
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Le Theatre de Marionette
Le Theatre de Marionette has been entertaining North Texas for over 20 years. They preform countless tales from the classic puppet Pinocchio to today’s story Jack and the Beanstalk.
Watch this fantastic PBS documentary about
Le Theatre de Marionette:
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8. Experience: Le Theatre de Marionette
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Experience: Le Theatre de Marionette
Today’s telling of Jack and the Beanstalk features large-scale marionettes and puppets.
The storyline is propelled by the use of lighting techniques including black light.
The show will be also include detailed stage sets and backdrops!
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9. Introduction: The Story’s History
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Introduction: The Story’s History
"Jack and the Beanstalk" is an English fairy tale. It appeared as "The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean" in 1734 and as "The History of Jack and the Bean-Stalk" in 1807.
The tale was popularized in The Home Treasury (1842), it was rewritten by Joseph Jacobs in English Fairy Tales (1890).
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10. Introduction: The Story’s History
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Introduction: The Story’s History
"Jack and the Beanstalk" is the best known of the "Jack Tales", a series of stories featuring the archetypal English hero and stock character Jack.
According to researchers at the universities in Durham and Lisbon, the story originated more than 5,000 years ago, based on a widespread archaic story form which is now classified by folklorists as The Boy Who Stole Ogre's Treasure.
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11. Introduction: Story Synopsis
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Introduction: Story Synopsis
Jack is a poor boy who lives with his mother. One day she tells him they are so poor that he must take the cow to market to get some food. On the way Jack meets a man who gives Jack five magic beans in exchange for the cow.
His angry mother throws the beans into the garden. Overnight the beans grow into a huge beanstalk and Jack climbs up. At the top he finds a castle where a giant lives.
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12. Introduction: Story Synopsis
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Introduction: Story Synopsis
The giant likes to eat children so Jack has to hide. Jack goes up the beanstalk three times. When the giant is sleeping, Jack steals a bag of gold, a magic hen, and a golden harp.
The third time, the giant wakes up and chases Jack down the beanstalk. Jack and his mother cut down the beanstalk and the giant falls to his death.
Learn more from the Penguin early reader guide:
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13. Enrichment: What is a Marionette?
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: What is a Marionette?
A marionette is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or revealed to an audience by using a vertical or horizontal control bar.
Marionette performances are most often seen at a theater but they have also been used in films and on TV.
In French, marionette means "little Mary”, because one of the marionettes was of the Virgin Mary, hence the name.
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14. Enrichment: Puppetry History
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: Puppetry History
Puppetry is an ancient form of performance. It was practiced in Ancient Greece, the oldest written records of puppetry can be dated to the 5th century BC.
The Greek word translated as "puppet" literally means "drawn by strings, string-pulling”.
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15. Enrichment: Puppet History
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: Puppet History
There is evidence that they were used in Egypt as early as 2000 BC when string-operated figures of wood were manipulated to perform the action of kneading bread, and other string-controlled objects. Wire-controlled, articulated puppets made of clay and ivory have been found in Egyptian tombs.
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16. Enrichment: Making of a Marionette?
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: Making of a Marionette?
The puppets like the ones you will see in the Jack and the Beanstalk are each individually made. The process of making a marionette is extensive. It takes precision, creativity and dedication. Click on the link below to learn more:
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17. Enrichment: When are puppets used?
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: When are puppets used?
In classrooms In Parades/Carnivals In the Theater
At Festivals In the Movies On the TV
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18. Enrichment: What are puppets made of?
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: What are puppets made of?
EVERYTHING! Puppets can be made of many different materials.
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19. Enrichment: What are puppets made of?
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: What are puppets made of?
EVERYTHING! Puppets can be made of many different materials.
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20. Juan y los frijoles magicos
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Enrichment: Bilingual Book
Imagination Fort Worth is excited to provide for the classrooms that attend Jack and the Beanstalk this fantastic bilingual (English/Spanish) storybook:
Jack and the Beanstalk
Juan y los frijoles magicos
Retold by: Carol Ottoleghi
Illustrated by: Guy Porfirio
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21. Project: Counting Beans
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Project: Counting Beans
Jack’s mom threw out his magic beans into the yard. For this project we are going to pretend she threw them in a bucket of beans. Students can help Jack by sorting through all the beans to find Jack’s magic seeds.
Students call out the count of magic seeds they find to improve counting skills.
Fill a bucket with dried beans, mix in “magic seeds” (beans painted a contrasting color or use marbles, glass beads etc.)
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22. Project: Counting Beans
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Project: Counting Beans
You can take this further by adding in some golden eggs. Now students have to keep track of two counts, magic seeds and golden eggs.
This can be done on a large or small scale, each student can get a cup of beans and seeds or it can be done in a large tub or bucket for the students to work together.
Let everyone’s favorite counter help you!
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23. Project: Fee Fie Foe Fum!
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Project: Fee Fie Foe Fum!
The giant’s famous line in this story is: “Fee Fie Foe Fum I smell the blood of an Englishman”. Have students make giant feet and stomp around the room searching for Jack. The giant feet will force the students into exaggerated movements which is great exercise!
Try it as a team work exercise where students have to work together to get around the room. You can also make it into a relay race outside!
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24. Project: Always looking up!
Jack and the Beanstalk with
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Project: Always looking up!
A lesson we learn from Jack is that through determination Jack was able to find a solution to his family’s troubles, even if he did make a few mistakes along the way. Students should draw Jack happy after his success. These drawings can then be added to the class beanstalk!
Sing along to this upbeat song as you create your images:
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25. About Us: Imagination Fort Worth
Imagination Fort Worth sparks the imaginations of Texas kids through transformational experiences. Over the past 25 years, more than five million students have participated in our programs—programs that combine the creative thrill of the arts with the critical educational goals outlined by local and state guidelines.
Through art, dance, music, and theater, students engage with history, science, math, and language in ways that enhance learning and awaken creativity.
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26. About Us: Imagination Fort Worth
Imagination Fort Worth is an independent
non-profit organization. We partner with 
local schools to create field trips and
in-school programs that target specific educational needs, as well as with local
arts and cultural institutions to introduce
students to a diversity of mind-opening experiences.
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27. Imagination Fort Worth would like to thank
the all of our donors, partners, and volunteers for their continued support. Check out the link below for a comprehensive list of donors and partners!
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28. Jack and the Beanstalk with
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