Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cookies and Rhyme
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...
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.
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Puppetools
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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The Puppetry Home Page: Intro. To the History of Bunraku
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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Cabaret Mechanical Theatre
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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The Art of Carlos Zapata
The simple mechanics of these moving wooden puppets are old-fashioned, yet still appealing to today's audience.
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Groundhog Day 2010 [Pdf]
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.
Library of Congress
Loc: Origins of American Animation
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tea Moloby: Simplifying and Strengthening Emotional Wellness for Children
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft
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...
Curated OER
Puppetry Traditions Around the World
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.
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.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: How Ventriloquism Works
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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The Historical Text Archive: Benito Juarez
An 1857 account written by the famous Mexican revolutionary leader, who overthrew the French puppet emperor Maximilian, about his early life.
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Dltk: Bird Crafts for Kids: Bald Eagle Activities for Children
Need ideas for making bald eagle crafts? Get your ideas and directions here .. make a bald eagle paper bag puppet, a wreath, or even a toilet paper eagle. Suitable for younger students.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Feeling Left Out
For young children, being excluded by their peers is a common, painful experience. Role-play with a puppet or stuffed animal to explore the issue.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Kabuki Theater
Kabuki was one of the three most popular dramatic forms of Japan, the other two being Noh drama and puppet theater (bunraku). Singers and an orchestra of drums, flutes, wooden clappers, and samisen (a stringed instrument similar to the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Storytelling in Ritual and Performance in Bali
Balinese stories are continually told and retold. The Kayonan is the first and last puppet seen in the Balinese wayang shadow theater. As it dances, it symbolizes the living tradition of storytelling that deeply explains and entertains,...
PBS
Pbs: Count on It!: Episode 205 Blossom and Snappy Go to the Bank, Part I
Blossom and Snappy learn about money and banking. The puppets want to buy something for Robbie for her birthday, so they decide to do some chores to earn money. Once they've earned some money, they go to the bank to open up bank accounts.
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