Want to see a child smile?

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• Want to see a child smile?

• Want a great new teaching tool?

• Just want to have FUN!??

DISCOVER PUPPETRY !
By Cheryl Merriweather
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Puppets are as old as time..

• Egyptian children
• first played with
• them in the
• courts of Pharaoh.

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Puppets today.

• go from the very simple

to the very complicated.
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Please do not call me a TOY. Ladies and
gentlemen, I am a TOOL!
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Puppets are used in many capacities.

• Help Traumatized Children
• The Physically Handicapped
• The Mentally Challenged
• Speech Therapy
• The Arts
• The Classroom

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Let puppets do the talking for your students.

• Let them help with
• Book reports
• Comprehension checks
• In writing for different audiences
• The Arts - Puppets really increase the choir.

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Puppet possibilities are endless!Here are some
favorites.

• Rod puppets
• Marionettes
• Foam puppets
• Hand puppets
• Finger puppets
• Object puppets
• Wrap-around puppets

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What gives a puppet its power?
YOU!

• Personality
• Expression
• Body Movement
• Short Shows
• Be aware of your audience
• Recognizable Puppets

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Bibliography

• http//www.floraco.com
• http//www.folkmanis.com
• http//www.puppetartists.com
• http//www.puppeteers.org/store.com
• http//www.sagecraft.com
• http//www.puppetbuilder.com