puppets

At play with Goldilocks and the Three Bears

September 8, 2010

The children read the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” along with their teacher and then extended the Fairy Tale into their play… The teacher set out a set of puppets, some pretend porridge, and a few spoons for the children to explore… The children spent time stirring and scooping with the spoon and [...]

We made felt puppets in kindergarten

September 1, 2010

I don’t know where the teacher got these felt puppets from but she said it was a kit that she found tucked away in the back of her closet. I enjoyed watching the children make their puppets. The children liked having all the different pieces of felt to choose from to design their very own [...]

Creating a stick puppet stage for your preschool classroom

March 5, 2010

A week or so ago, I blogged about the use of puppets in the preschool classroom. At that time, I showed you a very plain puppet stage – all white with no bells and whistles. Now I want to illustrate the potential use of a display board once you get it all fixed up! I [...]