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Engage with STEAM! Sea turtles

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

Clothespin Characters

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

The Runaway Tortilla: La tortilla corredora

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

Telling stories

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...

Making costumes for Puppets?

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...

Little Monsters in the class

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...

Clothespin Characters Pt.II

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

Mini Theater: The 3 Kings

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...

Tatú y la capa de fiesta

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

Luchador: finger puppets

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

Baby Shark do doo do do da doo

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

Making puppets with YakiT

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

Traveling with Puppets- A visit to Peru

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...