To introduce students with current problems in the world is part of our mission in the classroom. While exploring the countries around...

I was looking to create simpler puppets using Sculpty clay using clothespins. I still wanted to make something that kids could see a...

Classic tales such as the Gingerbread Man are shared in many countries and a great way to use puppets! La Tortilla Corredora...

So much of what we try to tell our students is to imagine. Imagine I don't speak English, Imagine your classmate is new to the school...

I wanted to buy a Condor puppet but couldn't find one, not even my go-to Folkmanis site had one. The thought of making one was a bit...

As a language teacher, I am always trying to get kids to talk. We also want to give them something to talk about. So in my 6th grade...

Still working on clothespin characters. I think they work better with animals than with people but I will continue working on this and...

Here's a project that I demonstrated to kindergarten students as well as had my 5th graders present. Using a Czech mini theater, I made...

After reading the story of an armadillo and a fox (common characters in fables) about how the animals around Lake Titicaca got ready for...

With so much written about famous luchadores, why not do some wrestling in the classroom? We can design our masks and wrestle with our...

When my friend and colleague told me she was teaching her students the Baby Shark song in Spanish, it was obvious she needed puppets!!

Unfortunately this App doesn't exist anymore, but I am hopeful that something will replace it! I made blank faced puppets and with the...

I was fortunate to be awarded a Fulbright-Hayes Travel Grant where I was able to spend one month traveling throughout Peru with 15 other...