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Kids on the Block - April 4, 2006
This educational puppet program was performed by DoDDS teachers for fourth grade classes.  The skits are designed to teach children about disability awareness, medical-educational differences, and social concerns.
Skit about autism Students asking questions about autism
Above: a skit about autism. Below: a Skit about being deaf and signing. Students were encouraged to ask questions.
Skit about being deaf Students asking questions
Skit about bullying Students watching the Kids on the Block performance
Above and below: This skit was called "You're Not the Boss of Me."  It was about being bullied.
Skit about bullying Students watching the Kids on the Block performance
"Annie" Kids on the Block puppets singing

Above: The Kids on the Block Song.  Below the puppeteers explained about the program and had the students do some activities. They learned about what it is like to be hearing impared by whispering a sentence from one end of a line to the other and seeing how it changed. They also learned about using signs and hand spelling to talk.

Teacher-Puppeteers explaining about the Kids on the Block Program Teaching the students some signs
Whispering a message Whispering a message
Teacher answering questions Whispering a message
Whispering a message Whispering a message
Video Clips from the Performance (Each clip will open in a new window)
You're Not the Boss of Me  (1) Autism Kids on the Block Song (1)
Your're Not the Boss of Me  (2) Annie Kids on the Block Song  (2)

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