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At play with Goldilocks and the Three Bears

by Deborah J. Stewart September 8, 2010 Fairy Tales

The children read the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” along with their teacher and then extended the Fairy Tale into their play… The teacher set out a set of puppets, some pretend porridge, and a few spoons for the children to explore… The children spent time stirring and scooping with the spoon and [...]

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We made felt puppets in kindergarten

by Deborah J. Stewart September 1, 2010 Puppets

I don’t know where the teacher got these felt puppets from but she said it was a kit that she found tucked away in the back of her closet. I enjoyed watching the children make their puppets. The children liked having all the different pieces of felt to choose from to design their very own [...]

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Creating a stick puppet stage for your preschool classroom

by Deborah J. Stewart March 5, 2010 Teaching Tools and Resources

A week or so ago, I blogged about the use of puppets in the preschool classroom. At that time, I showed you a very plain puppet stage – all white with no bells and whistles. Now I want to illustrate the potential use of a display board once you get it all fixed up! I [...]

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Using puppets in the preschool classroom

by Deborah J. Stewart February 8, 2010 Cognitive Development

Puppets are a wonderful tool to use in the preschool classroom for all ages.  It doesn’t really matter what kind of puppet you use – in fact you can just talk with your hand and kids find it funny and they pay attention. Have you ever watched a live puppet show? There is just something [...]

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