puppets!

WHO? WHERE? WHEN?

• When? No one knows when puppetry began (maybe 19th century?)!
• Where? No one knows where puppetry began (maybe India & China?)!
• WHO? Some early examples of puppeteers are:
•       -Japanese, Africans, Vietnamese, South Africans, Europeans

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HOW to use puppetry?

• Model the use of puppets during group time
• Create the puppets with the children with simple materials
• Let the children interact with the puppets through open-ended activities 
• Can be used as an attention getter/transition aid & to enrich story time 

WHY USE PUPPETS?

• Through puppetry, young children... 
• 1. Experience joy through playing and fantasizing 
• 2. Develop positive self-images and independence
• 3. Expand vocabulary, communication  and fine motor skills
• 4. Improve social skills and learn problem-solving skills

HaND puppets

• Puppets that are put on the hand
• Come in many types and varieties 
• Are easy for young children to make an manipulate

STICK/ ROD puppets

• Puppets controlled by a single stick
• Stick ideas: Tongue depressor, straw, paper towel roll, craft stick, etc
• Puppet ideas:Drawn by hand/stencil, cut from magazine/wrapping paper,etc  

marionettes

Shadow Puppets

• Puppets held from rods against a translucent screen lit from behind
• These puppets offer a visual dimension that other types do not

Puppetry in the classroom

• "Listening Puppet"
• Puppets that speak in different languages
• Puppet-Lending library
• Take the children to see a live-puppet show 

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