- THE PEPPERMINT PUPPETEERS:
DON'T WASTE A MINUTE. RECYCLE!
Three different puppet shows on litter control and recycling. Issues include solid waste management, environmental shopping, proper disposal of hazardous waste, interdependence of ecosystems and conservation of energy and water. The shows can be customized to include local recycling/litter information.
- Time: 45 minutes
- Grades: K-6
- Contact: Caroll Saks zapman77@erols.com
- Peppermint Puppeteers
- Two Knollwood Road
- Wood cliff Lake, NJ 07675
- (201)-573-0800
- 201-265-4216 FAX
- Price: $45O-one show
- $425 - two shows
- $400 - three or more
- (Follow-up activities are provided)
JACK BRANAGAN'S EARTH MATTERS: "OUR HOME PLANET EARTH
This program, which has been approved by Clean Communities of NJ, promotes recycling and the conservation of natural resources.
- Time: 1 hour
- Grades: K-6 program
- 6-8 program
- Contact: Jack Branagan
- 961 Old Schoolhouse Road
- Blairstown, NJ 07825
- (973)-579-2979
- Price: $575 for one show
- $775 for two shows, back to back
- $825 - two shows, a.m. & p.m.
MR. RE. CYCLE
By using magic, Mr. R.E. Cycle, a professional magician, teaches about recycling, waste prevention, buy recycled, litter prevention and resource management. The show encourages audience participation.
- Time: 45 minutes
- Grades: All ages
- Contact: Recycling Unlimited
- 12 Indian Creek Road
- Holmdel, NJ 07733
- (732)-671-9196
- Price: $325 one perfonnance
- (For additional performances at same location, fees may be discounted).
LISA LIPKIN. STORYTELLER: STICK TO YOUR POPSICLE STICK
Program includes dramatic stories performed with music and mime about recycling. A musician accompanies the actor on instruments made of recycled bottles, cans and boxes.
- Time: 45 minutes
- Grades: 1-6
- Contact: Lisa Lipkin
- (212) 679-3829
- Price: $400 for a single performance
- $250 each for four performances on the same day
- Special Feature: A follow-up packet for teacher is included.
SMALL CHANGE ORIGINAL THEATER:
Using live theater, children are entertained as well as educated. Shows available include recycling household waste, water conservation, water pollution, electricity, natural gas, substance abuse and nutrition. Learning activity guides are provided to reinforce the concepts addressed in the two separate live programs.
- Time: 25 minutes
- Grades: K-3
- 4-6
- Contact: E. Ward Eames
- (612)-341-0882
- A minimum of 30 schools (2 shows per school) must be booked at one time.
- Price: 1-30 schools at $487.50 per school.
MISSION PLANET EARTH I AND MISSION PLANET EARTH II: A SEQUEL
Twenty three life size puppets, a talking recycling can stage, a dancing marionette earth puppet and original music all teach children about litter, reducing, reusing, recycling and garbage crisis.
- Time: 50 minutes
- Grades: 1-8
- Contact: Myra's Amazing Puppets
- Myra Neugeboren
- 680 Kings Highway East
- Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
- (732) 291 233 I
- Price: With Slides
- 1 Performance - $465 + travel
- 2nd Show - $275
- Travel Fee: 1 hour - $15
- 1.5 hours - $35
- 2 hours - $50
LIFE IN THE FOREST
Twenty-three life-size puppets, a talking recycling can stage, a dancing marionette earth puppet and original music teach young children about the topics of litter, reducing, reusing and recycling.
- Time: 50 minutes
- Grades: Preschool-K
- Contact: Myra's Amazing Puppets
- Myra Neugeboren
- 680 Kings Highway East
- Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
- (732)-29 1-2331
- Price: 1 Performance - $375 + travel
- 2nd Show - $200
- Travel Fee: 1 hour - $15
- 1.5 hours-$35
- 2 hours - $50
"MR. CLEAN STREETS"
This program combines storytelling, magic and stude Community programs.
- Grades: preK-5
- Contact: Recycling Unlimited
- 12 Indian Creek Road
- Holmdel, NJ 07733
- (732)-671-9196
- Price: $100.00 for one performance, $75 for two or more performances
ENVIRONMENTAL JEOPARDY - WHERE DOES OUR GARBAGE GO ?
Environmental Jeopardy uses a quiz show format to get audiences involved in lively questions and answers that result in winning a "Recycled Prize". A thought-provoking, cooperation learning environment is established. Environmental Jeopardy instills the concept of environmental shopping, litter abatement, proper recycling, landfilling, resource recovery and conservation of natural resources. This interactive program answers the question, 'Where does our garbage go?"
- Time: 45 minutes
- Grades: 5-12
- Contact: Dinah Rush
- 2903 Hutchinson River Road
- Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
- (800}-859-5468
- Price: Two (2) Programs
- Same date - same location
- $495.00 + Travel
LUNA PRODUCTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
This program combines three elements:
- A presentation, with visual aids and props to teach students the basics
- Hands on activities, such as games and/or craft projects designed to reinforcethe presentation and help the students remember what they have learned
- Follow-up worksheet for teachers and/or students
Each of the programs requires an hour and a half of presentation time and can be presented in either a classroom or assembly setting. These programs work best with group sizes of no more than 100 students, to allow access to props and hands-on activities.
Programs:
- Story Wheel/Laws of Nature (Grades K-3)
- Composting -Feed the Worms and Microorganisms,
- Starve a Landfill (Can be adapted to all ages, including adult)
- Excess Packing -or Is It Just the Right Amount (Grades 5-7)
- Laws of Nature, Dumps, Landfills, and Recycling(all ages)
- Recycling (Grades 6 through Adult)
- Non Point Source Pollution (Grades 4 through adult)
- Time: 1 hour and a half
- Contact: Luna Productions Environmental
- Priscilla E. Hayes
- 3 Trellis Way
- Robbinsville, NJ 08691-1617
- (609)-259-7184
- Price: Available on request
- Produced by: CBS
- Price: Available on loan from the UCUA.
THE HABITS THAT SAVE HABITATS
Dave Street
P.O. Box 202
South Plainfield, NJ 07080-0202
908-757-8939
www.townline.com/schools/habitat
Dave Street's shows incorporate skits, stories, original songs, slides illustrating litter traveling from a storm drain to the water, slides from inside the Amazon Rainforest and plenty of audience interaction. His general theme is how we can develop good habits that help make our earth the cleanest, healthiest world it can be. His songs reinforce the messages, such as "A Pain in The (Storm) Drain" for litter prevention and the "Recycling Wrap". His specific subjects range from recycling to stories about endangered and extinct animals.
Programs:
*NJ approved Clean Communities Programs featuring recycling and litter prevention, as well as general information on the human impact on our planet.
*Special program teaching the value of recycling to 'at risk' teenagers in Detention Centers, Alternative Schools & Shelters.
*Grade appropriate presentations for K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8 and High School. Can be adjusted as needed. Also can tailor make programs. Dave, a former stand-up comic, can also emcee your award cerermonies and perform at outdoor events.
Time: Generally 40-45 minutes as the school prefers.
Price: $500 for two shows unless offered more. Additional shows negotiable.
