Puppetry

During last session we talked about making and using different kinds of puppets in the class.
We used shadow puppets, clay and paper marche puppets.
These are mine:

Bad stepmother

Happy elephant

I think that making puppets is not only beneficial for art class but also during foreign language classes.
Puppets offer various opportunities. They help children to express their feelings, wishes and dreams. They are also helpful in students - teacher rapport. What's more, puppets boost students' motivation to learn and encourage them to use creativity and imaginary.

During language classes puppets may be used for:
- introducing new vocabulary and grammar structures
- singing songs
- playing action games
- storytelling

There are many different kinds of puppets, for example:
- paper plate puppets
- sock/scarf puppets
- marionettes
- stick puppets
- cloth puppets

I have found very interesting website with lots of ideas of creating puppet crafts for kids:
http://www.daniellesplace.com/html/puppets.html