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Paper Puppet
Students create hand puppets using basic art supplies, paper cups, cotton balls, and yarn in this 1st and 2nd grade Art lesson. Emphasis is placed on the history of puppets and puppetry. The lesson includes a short vocabulary list.
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Paper Bag Puppets
Learners create "paper bag puppets" using basic art supplies, construction paper, and their imagination in this awesome early-elementary Art activity. The lesson includes a resource link and suggests teaching a short history of puppetry...
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Alligator Craft Paper Bag Puppet
Students make paper bag puppets. They use the puppets as a story teller and reader. Students use the puppets to ask questions during and after reading. They assemble their own puppet. Students use the puppets to introduce new themes,...
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Jive Foil Puppets
Students engage in a lesson that is about the creation and use of Jive Foil Puppets. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather information for differences in use by different cultures. Students create their own puppets.
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We Are Super-Duper!
Learners explore the concept that each person is unique, special and valuable and assess how to express that concept with positive attitudes through role play, music and art. They email a friend or family member a special message with a...
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Friday and Friends: A Journey with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear Stories for the Young Child
Learners are read a series of stories with the use of puppets. For each story, they write their reflections and share them with the class. They discuss why it is important to be social with others and create their own invitation to...
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Paper Bag Puppets
Students incorporate their hands into their own artwork. They practice cutting out shapes, gluing, and creating a specific design. Students will get an opportunity to work with more then just paper and glue, they will get the chance to...
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Paper Dragon Puppet
Students discuss the Chinese New Year and the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. After examining pictures of dragon puppets, students create simple dragon puppets and have their own Chinese New Year parade.
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Drama with Children I
Students participate in activities to introduce them to drama. They mimic facial expressions, pretend objects are something else, and play "Chinese Whispers". They create puppets and theater boxes, masks and costumes, and write scripts...
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Picturing People
Students look at the varied ways the human body is portrayed in contemporary media. They discuss what a character is and how it plays a role in telling stories. Students look at examples of objects like dolls, puppets and toys that...
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Cotton Paper Bag Puppets
Pupils read book, "The Cotton in your T-Shirt," brainstorm facts about cotton, make cotton paper bag puppets, and list facts about cotton on the back.
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Courageous People
Fourth graders research a courageous person by reading a biography and using educational software to locate information. They make a puppet of the person to use while making an oral presentation. They write a report to be used for the...
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Early Explorers Project
Young scholars choose an explorer from a given list, create an original song or poem based on the life of their explorer, make puppets to represent their explorer and then present their original piece to the class while students take...
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Traction Man
In this puppet worksheet, students are provided with a stand up puppet and various clothing. Students cut along the lines provided to create the puppet and his take on and off suits and clothing.
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It's My Turn to Read
Students explore reading fluency and reading with expression. They discuss four books and complete four different activities for each of the books discussed. Students read each book and act the story out using puppets, perform a reader's...
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Creative Expressions: Making Puppets
Students are introduced to the very basic geography of Indonesia. In groups, they examine the different types of puppets and decide on which one to make. They travel between various stations to complete their puppet in which they use...
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Animal Jumping Puppets
Students investigate the proportions of body parts and learn how to create moving parts. They cut shapes with detail and learn how to attach string and tie knots. Students practice the defining vocabulary related to puppets.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 6, Lesson 20: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here
Students use shape puppets to review geometry content. They take turns singing songs, reading students poems, reciting class bulletin board notes and choral poems. They prepare for their summative assessments through play and interview...
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Puppet Theater of Japan: Bunraku
An introduction to bunraku--the traditional puppet theater of Japan. Find clear explanations of the history of the art form and details of the music, props, and puppets used. Illustrated with beautiful pictures. Includes several video...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Activity Starters
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Poets and Puppets: Learning English
Use these how-toos to help English Language Learners with speaking and writing. Using poetry and role playing with puppets unleashes creativity.
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.