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Teachers' Puppets: Hundreds of examples constructed by teachers of all grade levels
 
Students' Puppets: Creative thinking that moves ideas and symbols into their hands
 
Puppet Patterns: Download, Print, and construct. Cut eyes, noses, whiskers, and more...
 
Ideas and Concepts: Ideas for puppets everywhere you look


What Teachers Say

Steve wrote:
"From that point on the children performed not for me, but for Bodhi. My fear of creating who I was as Bodhi immediately slipped away---I had not thought that out; but something else magical completely outside of us took over... What an experience."

Mary Ellen wrote:
"You have helped me to feel more confident using this media, and I feel that I have gained more 'direction' for tweeking my puppet communication 'skills', or should I say "play"!"

Sandra L., (High School) wrote:
"I thought I would learn to make puppets. I learned so much more. I've discovered how much fun it is to take outrageous risks in class. Older kids--seniors and rough dirt bag and honors level kids--all respond to puppets. Grown ups are hungry to play and be playful. How easy it is to incorporate puppets into curriculum-- how even a finger puppet changes the whole tone of a lesson. How creative the children become. The possibilities for using puppets in the classroom are endless."

Suzi in Ukraine wrote:
"Recently, our music director at our church asked for ideas to help the youngest class learn a song. She couldn't keep their attention. I suggested letting the hinge puppet teach them, and voila! We had a full choir singing the song two weeks later."


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Clara Question
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Pencil Points
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The Lungs
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The Stomach
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Broken Heart
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Rainbow Crow
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Sindhoo Dragon
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Musical Notes
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Mr. Flames
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