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Children love hand puppets and having the opportunity to stand in front of the class and hold the puppet. This is an excellent way for them to be introduced to oral presentation, as standing in front of the class can be very scary when they are five and shy.

After reading a story to... More

Children love hand puppets and having the opportunity to stand in front of the class and hold the puppet. This is an excellent way for them to be introduced to oral presentation, as standing in front of the class can be very scary when they are five and shy.

After reading a story to the class which uses words starting with the letter of the day, children patiently wait to be called on to give their word for that letter. Everyone gets a chance and this is a great way to learn to use "resources" around the room or "act" out the word.

As a craft project, one can substitute felt and use construction paper. Have students punch holes around the outside of the puppet character; they will then lace the puppet up using yarn. This becomes a great project for dexterity, for learning how to use scissors or to use for coloring in between the lines.

Children will love the character faces and using them for creative writing stories becomes a treasured book for children as well as their parents. Fairy tale puppets included in this book are great for class to act out their favorite fairy tale in their reading book, while the class narrates by reading their book. Make learning fun for children by using puppets to reinforce the use of alphabet/phonogram letters and learning.