TIME FOR SCHOOL, MOUSE!
by Laura Numeroff
Story Retelling Puppets
TEACHER & CHARACTER SET
Unit Objectives: These puppets are designed for kinesthetic retelling and auditory recognition. By physically moving the characters the story is read, students develop narrative recall, language fluency, and social-emotional engagement.
Puppet Set Includes:
1. Easy Version: Character circles in black and white for students to color.
2. 1 Teacher Example: A full color set to serve as a visual guide for the finished product.
3. THIS SET HAS 5 TEACHER LARGE STICKS & 5 STUDENT SIZE B/W& COLOR and 10 prop pieces for bulletin board.
Directions:
1. First: Color the character circles. Encourage students to use colors that match the animals found in the book to build visual association skills.
2. Second: Carefully cut out student character circle. For younger toddlers, the teacher may want to pre-cut these to focus entirely on the retelling aspect.
3. Third: Apply a small amount of glue to the top of a large stick
(popsicle stick) student, large stick used to stir paint for teacher size.
4. Fourth: Press the character circle onto the glue and let it dry completely before use.
5. Teacher’s Idea: I highly recommend printing these puppets on card-stock. It is much sturdier for little hands and ensures the puppets will last through many story-time sessions!
Clipart : P4 clips trioriginals
