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Welcome to Puppetools

the first program in the annals of Education to advance a major movement in school reform from the ground up — and the inside out — using social, play-based communication technology. Join the new Puppetools Group on Facebook.

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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

Joyce wrote:
"After three days of using puppets a la Puppetools, I found out how easy they are to work into the curriculum."

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."

Mary Ellen wrote:
"Also have done plant puppets for the Seed to Plant Unit, and Sun and Planet puppets for the Object in the Sky Unit. The students never get tired of them, and can't wait for a new visit to talk with them."

Albert Einstein wrote:
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man."

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