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Worksheet
Curated OER

Snowflake Fun

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this snowflakes fun worksheet, students identify and read about 5 different snowflakes illustrated on the sheet. First, they cut out each of the snowflakes on the rectangles where indicated to make finger puppets. Then, students use...
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Lesson Plan
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Melody

For Teachers K
Students identify what melody is and the different value and pitches in songs with similar notes previously sang in class. Then they apply this knowledge to a new song learned by echo singing. Students also listen for a starting pitch...
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Lesson Plan
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It's My Turn to Read

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
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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Lesson Plan
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Creative Expressions: Making Puppets

For Teachers K - 3rd
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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Lesson Plan
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Puppets

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the art of puppetry. They design and create their own puppets using helium balloons. They create the three dimensional features for their selected mammals and felt shirts. They perform an impromptu play citing...
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Lesson Plan
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Animal Jumping Puppets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
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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Lesson Plan
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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students formulate how to make puppets and realize that puppetry, like opera, is another kind of theater. They gain deeper knowledge of the characters in Rossini's La Referentially. Students use this concept to make decisions about...
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Lesson Plan
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Pipe-Cleaner Stick Figures

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create puppets out of pipe cleaners and, in groups, put on a puppet show based on a section of a story they have read from their readers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geo Jammin' - Day 6, Lesson 20: Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
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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Lesson Plan
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Puppets 'n' Plays

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars reinforce communication skills, create the puppets, write or improvise dialog for them, and put on a play.
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Lesson Plan
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Junk Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students find uses for old or discarded items (recycling) by making puppets.
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Puppet Theater of Japan: Bunraku

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

South Carolina Etv Commission: Artopia: The Theater

For Students 6th - 8th
Enter a world of theater in Artopia. Here, you can become a theater critic, meet a thespian, and even create your own Shakespeare production in the virtual theater.
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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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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Spring at the Smithsonian: An Incipient Case of Puppetmania

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A useful article outlining the important features of a puppet and how to successfully use them in your classroom as a learning tool. A fun look at puppets around the world is also included.
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Handout
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: A Life Inside Big Bird

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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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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Article
Other

Leather Puppets of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the fascinating world of Gypsy-made leather puppets. This nomadic tribe is always on the move carrying their puppets and musical instruments seeking permission from village leaders to perform for monetary...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Donkey Hodie: Activity Starters

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
There are four sources in this activity bundle. Cut out these learning cards for quick, adult-led conversation and activity starters for school and for home. In activities 3 and 4, students make Character Puppets and play Puppet Theater...
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Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Puppets

For Students 9th - 10th
A kid friendly introduction to the art of puppetry. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
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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

The Puppetry Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Puppetry Home Page provides lots of resources for puppeteers including news and puppetry organizations.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Jim Henson's Fantastic World

For Students 9th - 10th
A traveling exhibit is sweeping across America in 2009 bringing the colorful world of Jim Henson and his Muppets to cities everywhere. Even if you aren't able to make it to the show visiting this site will give you a taste of what you...