Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Donkey Hodie: Activity Starters

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
There are four sources in this activity bundle. Cut out these learning cards for quick, adult-led conversation and activity starters for school and for home. In activities 3 and 4, students make Character Puppets and play Puppet Theater...
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...
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.
Activity
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Shadowbox Theatre

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.
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.
Activity
Other

Dltk: Bird Crafts for Kids: Bald Eagle Activities for Children

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Need ideas for making bald eagle crafts? Get your ideas and directions here .. make a bald eagle paper bag puppet, a wreath, or even a toilet paper eagle. Suitable for younger students.
Lesson Plan
Other

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Groundhog Day 2010 [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Designed for Grades K-8, this teaching guide is chock-full of ideas for celebrating Groundhog Day, with activities like making shadow puppets, examining weather lore and studying cloud formations.
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
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Activity Starters: Peg + Cat

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Be deliberate when inviting your student to watch a PBS KIDS show. These resources can help by adding meaningful conversation and easy activities to their experience. This site includes 5 Peg + Cat activity starters: Conversation Cards:...
Activity
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Story Place: Puppy Puppet

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Make a puppy stick puppet using the template and instructions provided.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Donkey Hodie: Adventures in Someplace Else

For Students Pre-K - K
In this activity, children can create puppets of Donkey and her pals and play about their adventures in Someplace Else, or you can make up your own stories.
Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Arts and Craft

For Students Pre-K - K
Join Daniel Tiger and his friends in this collection of fun, printable activities! From creating puppets and Kindness Loops (just like in the show!) to making thoughtful cards for friends, these worksheets will encourage your child's...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game

For Students Pre-K - K
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...