Curated OER
You Are the Puppet Master
Students present a puppet show. In this artistic expression lesson, students learn about puppetry. Students make a puppet, learn professional puppetry techniques and present a puppet show.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Shadowbox Theatre
Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: A Life Inside Big Bird
Complete with audio and video links, this NPR web page tells the story of the puppeteer who is the voice and movement of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, Caroll Spinney. Includes excerpts from Spinney's autobiography. This site has lots of...
Arizona State University
Arts Work: What Artists Do
Find an eclectic list of arts-related careers--from book illustrator to puppeteer--with short write-ups in which practitioners explain what their careers are like.
Curated OER
Puppeteer and Shadow Puppet From Bali and Beyond
This site provides links to pages with all kinds of information regarding puppets. You can buy or sell, read current news, or learn about the history of puppets.
Curated OER
Language Guide: Los Ninos
Interactive vocabulary words are heard when the mouse is moved over pictures that depict things with which children might play. Some vocabulary words can be categorized as toys while others as playground equipment.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Puppeteer
Cartoon of a puppeteer holding sock puppets in his hands.