Joey the Star!
Joey Velasquez is a puppet I have made as a mini marionette. He is a very popular employee at our school. He is beloved by the students...
Hedgehog for a friend
So a friend at work asked if I could do a hedgehog puppet for her. What a fun make it was! Who knew you can order hedgehog fur on Etsy? ...
Miguelito visits an Animal Refuge in Costa Rica
So while doing volunteer work at El Refugio Animal in Costa Rica, I had Miguelito interview a few volunteers, employees and the owner and...
Crumpled Paper Animals!
After taking a workshop with Galia Levy-Grad, I learned about crumpled paper art! I am always looking for more to do with kids and...
Let's go on Safari!
My 6th graders have been studying animals of Africa, so I decided to make a small Crankie theater with a few choice animals. A few...
Malala Yousafzai : Inspiration for me and my students
While prepping for a celebration of Women's History Month, I decided to research a little more about Malala Yousafzai. I was surprised...
Las Meninas - Tunnel Book
Not a lot of puppetry here but this is a tunnel book I created using Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez. I also wrote an original poem to go...
Alma y como obtuvo su nombre
I took the book by Juana Martinez-Neal and narrated it with small marionettes.
El Apartamento de Ana- remotely together!
This is a follow-up post. After my students received their puppet I sent them, I created a project for them to put them in action! We...
Dr. Fauci in time for the vaccine!
Thought I would make a little Dr. Fauci puppet in time with the arrival of the COVID vaccine! I plan on interjecting him into my classes...
Frida's imaginary friend
Cardboard Miniature theater! Using an Amazon box, cardboard & Fridas re-created a scene from Frida Kahlo's diary of her imaginary friend...
Frida Kahlo in a Suitcase!
Giving a tour of La Casa Azul with the help of a carved mini Frida puppet by famed puppeteer, Hobey Ford. After reading the book, 'Frida...
Sending them a little of me...and them!
Working remotely has left me missing some of my puppet fun! This one class I started at the beginning of the pandemic and continued with...
These are the people in our Neighborhood
While we are still teaching remotely and there are many things we miss by not attending in person, but sometimes it's just the people. ...
A class visitor from 'El Museo de Oro'
Having fun with a green screen while working on a class project for my 6th graders. They have been reading about El Museo de Oro. I told...
Remote workshop
Teaching remotely and was asked to do a mini sock puppet workshop for 4th graders! #Dalton #SockPuppet #Remoteteaching #workshop
Sock Puppet Tutorial
Thought it would be a good time to make a sock puppet tutorial. I use sock puppets in class and love when my students use them to have...
La Familia -remote learning
In preparation for teaching about family members online, I thought it would be funnier if I added a couple of crabby grandmas (abuelitas)...
Coronavirus Remote Learning
With the word that we might close our school and teach online, I immediately went to work on making a 'helper teacher'. Her name is...
Teachers puppet workshop!
Sock puppets can go a long way and are easy to do! Elementary teachers played and had hand-ons fun making them!
Dragons love Tacos!
8th graders performed a short puppet rendition of this short story for 4th graders using a toy theater created with a suitcase and foam...
4th Grade school project
Made a puppet of one of my colleagues. Students wrote the music and lyrics; working with their Spanish teacher and their Music teacher....
Family continued...
Now for the grandson, granddaughter, and baby!
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