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PBS

Pbs Kids: Design Squad: Build: String Puppet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Make your own puppets that move, bend, and twist at your command simply using straws and fishing string.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Make Your Own Mythic Mask or Puppet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Create your own masks and puppets and bring the mythic creatures to life.
Website
Other

Puppet Theater of Japan: Bunraku

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to bunraku--the traditional puppet theater of Japan. Find clear explanations of the history of the art form and details of the music, props, and puppets used. Illustrated with beautiful pictures. Includes several video...
Article
Other

Leather Puppets of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn about the fascinating world of Gypsy-made leather puppets. This nomadic tribe is always on the move carrying their puppets and musical instruments seeking permission from village leaders to perform for monetary...
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Read Works

Read Works: Puppet Power!

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about puppets. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Storytime Stick Puppets Family Activity

For Students K - 1st
Make puppets of Molly and her family and friends from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, and use them to retell a story you watched. You can also take Molly on a new adventure by making up your own story. The activity also includes...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Making a Ted Ed Lesson: Animating Zombies With Puppets

For Students 9th - 10th
What style of animation perfectly mimics the movement of zombies? Puppet animation allows for just the right amount of zombie-like stiff limbs and jerky stumbles. TED-Ed animators show how to bring a zombie to life through 2D puppet...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Proficient Puppeteers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students create puppets for the characters in a Reader's Theater script called 'Georgia State Animals & Plants: Habitats and Adaptations.' The puppets showcase the adaptations for each plant or animal. Students then...
Lesson Plan
John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Poets and Puppets: Learning English

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Use these how-toos to help English Language Learners with speaking and writing. Using poetry and role playing with puppets unleashes creativity.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: 1st Grade Act. 11: Fairy Tale Riddles & Puppet Shows

For Teachers K - 1st
During this multi-day unit, students will engage in segmentation and blending skills. Students will work with fairy tales and include them into a puppet show.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Transformational Puppet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed to reinforce the concepts of reflections and translations by having the students create a virtual puppet using Cabri Jr. As they construct their puppets, students will reinforce their understanding of...
Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: History of Puppets

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the history of puppetry and about the many interesting types of puppets around the world.
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Paper Bag Monkey Puppet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students can use this template to make a paper bag monkey puppet.
Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Ronnie Burkett Puppeteer

For Students 9th - 10th
I've done a page for Ronnie Burkett because he is so unique to Canadian theatre. His puppet shows are a completely different experience in theatre, and his work is interesting and fun to learn about.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Puppet Crown by Harold Mac Grath

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the novel The Puppet Crown by Harold MacGrath. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Athur's Puppet Theater: Cinderella

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Join Arthur, D.W., Buster, and Muffy as they perform Cinderella while you choose casting, silly sound effects, and more. Choices affect the dialogue and you can change the background music or turn the disco ball on and off.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Finger Puppets You Can Count On

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Make finger puppets. Learn to recognize numbers and count from one to ten and ten to one.
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Reversible Gorilla Stick Puppet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This activity allows students to create reversible gorilla stick puppets using the template and directions provided.
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Puppy Puppet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make a puppy stick puppet using the template and instructions provided.
Graphic
Rudiments of Wisdom

Rudiments of Wisdom: Puppets

For Students 9th - 10th
A kid friendly introduction to the art of puppetry. All of the fun-fact information is drawn in a cartoon style.
Website
Other

The Puppetry Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Puppetry Home Page provides lots of resources for puppeteers including news and puppetry organizations.
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Other

Legends & Lore: It's All About Puppets

For Students 3rd - 5th
This Legends and Lore site offers fun and entertaining crafts activities involving the making of puppets.
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Curated OER

Puppeteer and Shadow Puppet From Bali and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to pages with all kinds of information regarding puppets. You can buy or sell, read current news, or learn about the history of puppets.
Graphic
Curated OER

Shadow Puppets From Stage Hand Puppets

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to pages with all kinds of information regarding puppets. You can buy or sell, read current news, or learn about the history of puppets.

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