Puppet Theatre & Crafting Adventure

Course Summary

Learn how to make seven types of puppets, and use the puppets to put on a puppet show.

Course Description

In this four-week, project-based class, we will learn how to make the following seven types of puppets: 1. Tagboard 2. Paper Bag 3. Sock 4. Hand 5. Popsicle Stick 6. Marionette 7. Finger On the final day, students will have the opportunity to use all their puppets to present a short puppet show for the rest of the class. Skills used in this class include: ✔︎ fine motor skills (cutting, pasting, sewing, coloring) ✔︎ creativity and imagination (puppet creation) ✔︎ communication skills (puppet show presentation) By the end of class, students' creativity and imagination will be soaring!

Syllabus

WEEK ONE - Tagboard Puppet - Paper Bag Puppet WEEK TWO - Sock Puppet - Hand Puppet WEEK THREE - Popsicle Stick Puppet - Marionette Puppet WEEK FOUR - Finger Puppet - Puppet Show

Supplies

WEEK ONE • one sheet tagboard or poster board • one brown paper lunch bag • scissors • glue sticks • scrap paper • crayons or markers • miscellaneous items like googly eyes, yarn, buttons, etc. WEEK TWO • one sheet white cardstock • one or two white socks (large enough to fit a hand) • scissors • craft glue • scrap paper • crayons or markers • miscellaneous items like googly eyes, yarn, buttons, etc. WEEK THREE • 10 1/2"-1" pom pops • three popsicle sticks • 12" sewing thread • sewing needle • 12" string • scissors • craft glue • glue stick • scrap paper • crayons or markers • miscellaneous items like googly eyes, yarn, buttons, etc. WEEK FOUR • one sheet construction paper (any color) • scrap colored paper • glue stick • scissors • crayons or markers • miscellaneous items like googly eyes, yarn, buttons, etc.