Learners create a puppet show for a play. They choose the puppet characters they wish to enact the play and develop scenarios.

Shadow puppetry has an ancient past, it is also a great way to build oral expression and reading fluency. Young thespians research folk tales, compare and contrast reality and fantasy, then create and perform a shadow puppet play based...

Make predictions and recall details while reading A House For Hermit Crab. While you read the story, discuss aspects of the plot and encourage listeners to respond. Extension activities such as crafts, counting, puppets, and...

"Let the hunt begin!" As an introduction to synonyms, second graders generate a list of word pairs that have similar meanings. The words pairs are written on sentence strips, cut apart, shuffled, and distributed to class members who must...

Explore character, plot, and setting through dramatic puppet play. Second graders discuss basic story elements and then practice making a character with their sock puppets. After they've crafted a dynamic puppet, they pair up to create a...

Students study the Mexican holiday known as The Day of the Dead. In this holiday instructional activity, students study bones, listen to Tony Johnston's, Day of the Dead and learn on about the holiday. They listen to two more books...

Students complete activities with the book There Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly.  In this literature lesson, students hear the story and recognize the animals. They create fly soup and discuss healthy foods and junk...

Cut, color, and paste. Sounds like a trip to the hairdresser. Nope, it's a mini project that requires little ones to color each dog-themed finger puppet, cut them out, and paste the backs to make fun finger-sized friends. Note: The...

Is this any way to treat a Greek Myth? By all means, turn the tale of Orpheus into a reader's theatre exercise.

Learning about literature can be so much fun; it can also be made more accessible through projects and dramatic play. As they explore theme, character, and setting, the class gets creative and makes a dramatic recreation of a classic...

Students complete a variety of activities related to the letter A. They trace the letter A on a worksheet, paint the letter A, create an apple print painting, cut out and glue magazine pictures of things starting with the letter A, and...

Students make homemade puppet characters that have faces that tell it all. In this early childhood dramatic play instructional activity, students create stick puppet characters that encourage language and story development,...

For this word wizard worksheet, students add to the beginning or end of fifteen groups of words listed to make a new word or common phrase.

This packet, the first in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on our earth, contains enrichment activities for learners who have mastered the basic concepts of the lessons. Kids...

Primary readers predict and check for understanding by using comprehension strategies. Prepare readers the first day by frontloading vocabulary and using pictures to visualize the words. On the second day, read the story The Old Woman...

In this ninja craft activity, learners follow the directions to cut out and color a ninja pattern to make a puppet. This is in response to the Magic Tree House book Night of the Ninjas.

Who is Mo Willems? Explore the author with your class. Learners read books written by Willems, compare and contrast the characters therein, and make predictions about what will happen. Finish off this author study by having small groups...

Counting is the theme of this compilation of ESL lessons. Through listening, speaking, and moving, your young learners take part in a variety of activities to enhance their English proficiency such as making menus and books,...

This plan aims to increase the reading proficiency of your fourth grade class. While no materials are provided, a list of activities to practice are included. Various activities include creating songs for short vowel sounds, using cue...

Students learn a story and turn it into a puppet show using puppets they make out of craft materials. In this puppet show lesson plan, students make the puppets and perform a story that is already published in small groups.

First graders put on a puppet show and retell fairy tales.

Students brainstorm a list of characteristics that friends should and should not have. In groups, they are given a set of hand puppets in which they role-play different scenerios in front of the class. To end the instructional activity,...

Chimney sweeps, street urchins, and Queen Victoria — very different characters living in the very same era. A collection of images enhances any lesson on Victorian England, making a great addition to classroom decoration, slideshows, or...

Students summarize a children's book relating to farm animals. They act out the events of the book with stick puppets they create. Students experience the concepts of dialogue and role play.