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The Benefits of Using Puppets

  • Writer: Ms. Campbell
    Ms. Campbell
  • Sep 19, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 6, 2020

Puppets can be used to:


Discuss sensitive topics (abuse, racism, etc.)

- Puppets can be used to act out difficult scenarios followed by a discussion that supports understanding of sensitive topics.


Encourage imagination and creativity

- Children can create stories with puppets. Children can also retell books with puppets which supports comprehension.


Improve communication and language

- Using puppets to model greetings and conversations to support language development. The puppet can also model etiquette and manners.


Support eye-hand coordination

- Controlling and manipulating puppets allows children to improve in eye-hand coordination and gross motor skills


Social and emotional development

- Children can use puppets to express their feelings through the puppet. They can also use puppets to socialize with their peers which supports social development.

Here are multi-cultural puppets that I will be using in my Pre-K classroom to teach equality.




 
 
 

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