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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Donkey Hodie: Collection

For Students Pre-K - K
Donkey Hodie online resources provide many opportunities for educators to introduce or reinforce social emotional curriculum. In every episode of this puppet series for 3-5-year-olds, Donkey Hodie and her pals, Purple Panda, Duck Duck...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Harold Mac Grath

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author George MacDonald including the full text of three novels: The Drums Of Jeopardy, The Goose Girl, and The Puppet Crown.
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Website
Other

Puppetry Traditions Around the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how puppetry differs around the world. Follow the links to over 10 countries and see traditions of making, viewing, and using puppets in different cultures.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: The Tempest 2010 Teacher Pack

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This teacher resource pack is designed for use with Royal Shakespeare Company and Little Angel Theatre 2010 production of The Tempest. It is for use with younger students and offers detailed information...
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Lesson Plan
Arizona State University

Arts Work: What Artists Do

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sharing Original Nursery Rhymes (Distance Learning)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Collaboration of creative writing/creative dramatics using Distance Learning. With a partner, learners will write an original nursery rhyme and share/present with another class (Distance Learning) through presentations (dramatization,...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cookies and Rhyme

For Teachers K
This lesson will help students reinforce reading readiness skills (rhyming) with a chant and activities. After reading the story,Who Took The Cookies From The Cookie Jar, the students will recite the word that rhymes with a word from the...
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Activity
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Shadowbox Theatre

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Website
Other

Puppetools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Supported by K-College teachers who use puppets in their classrooms, this site includes copies of puppets plans to print out and create, and an online course on the use of Puppetools, research, and product catalogue. See how to use...
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Article
Other

The Puppetry Home Page: Intro. To the History of Bunraku

For Students 9th - 10th
The Puppetry Home Page tracks the history of Bunraku. Bunraku literally means puppets and storytelling. Learn about its predecessors and current day Bunraku.
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Website
Other

Cabaret Mechanical Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
These wooden, puppet-like machines operate on simple engineering: a turn crank. Watch them in action and see them in a full 360 degree view.
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Graphic
Other

The Art of Carlos Zapata

For Students 9th - 10th
The simple mechanics of these moving wooden puppets are old-fashioned, yet still appealing to today's audience.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Shadow Puppet From Freshwater Pearls

For Students 9th - 10th
Puppet Theaters:10
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Graphic
Curated OER

Mechanical Puppet From Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
Puppet Theaters:10
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Graphic
Curated OER

Steve Axtell Building a Book Puppet

For Students 9th - 10th
Puppet Building:10
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Lesson Plan
Other

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Groundhog Day 2010 [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Designed for Grades K-8, this teaching guide is chock-full of ideas for celebrating Groundhog Day, with activities like making shadow puppets, examining weather lore and studying cloud formations.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Origins of American Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An amazing collection of 21 animated films which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings, and early silent films.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tea Moloby: Simplifying and Strengthening Emotional Wellness for Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
TEAMology's mission is to understand and improve emotional health to enhance every child's ability to succeed in school, career, and life. This a social-emotional learning curriculum with character-driven activities and videos brought to...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game

For Students Pre-K - K
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft

For Students Pre-K - K
Join Daniel Tiger and his friends in this collection of fun, printable activities! From creating puppets and Kindness Loops (just like in the show!) to making thoughtful cards for friends, these worksheets will encourage your child's...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Puppetry Traditions Around the World

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how puppetry differs around the world. Follow the links to over 10 countries and see traditions of making, viewing, and using puppets in different cultures.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Activity Starters

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: How Ventriloquism Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
My son and I have a pet orangutan named Kevin. He talks to us almost every day and usually asks for a banana. All right, he's not a pet, he's a large hairy puppet, and I make him talk using the trick of ventriloquism. But it's pretty fun...

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