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Benefits of Using puppets

Why Puppets?

Puppets are a great tool for learning a language. In my years of experience, I found that students (yes, even high schoolers!) find it less intimidating to speak to a puppet than to an adult. Puppets can be used to introduce, reinforce, review, and even assess vocabulary. 

In my experience, the foundation of successful puppetry isn't ventriloquism, it's consistency. If a teacher is convincing enough (through consistency) with the puppet, the students aren't looking at you anyway; they're looking at the puppet.

Pablo has a very rich background story based loosely off of my own life and that of my children. My students find his personality believable and relatable, thus reinforcing the personal connection that each child makes with the puppet. The puppet evolves over time (although he is still two years old!) as the children's language fluency and vocabulary expand. This adds to Pablo's believability as well as scaffolds language and grammar concepts. 

Since Pablo is only two years old, he is expected to make mistakes. The children love to correct his mistakes! When Pablo accidentally makes a mistake on purpose, usually to indirectly teach a grammar point, the kids think that it's Pablo being silly, not a premeditated mini grammar lesson!

External resources

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/puppets-will-change-your-classroom-sam-patterson-cheryl-morris
​http://www.teachmag.com/archives/5618
​https://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/may/15/primary-language-lesson-ideas
https://gse.gmu.edu/assets/docs/lmtip/vol1/A.Lepley.doc
​http://www.brighthubeducation.com/teaching-preschool/109274-using-puppets-in-teaching/
puppetools.com/Reidmillerresearch.pdf
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  • Home
    • Kindergarten >
      • Shapes
      • Colors
      • The Week
      • The Body
      • Animals
      • School Supplies
      • Weather
      • Numbers
      • Feelings
      • Greetings
    • 1st Grade >
      • Friends and Family
      • Mrs. Goyette/Rohr
      • Birthday Party
      • Clothing
      • The House
      • Descriptions
      • The Alphabet
    • 2nd Grade >
      • Prepositions
      • Food
      • Calendar
      • School Supplies
      • Exercise
      • Brandon Brown Quiere un Perro >
        • Third Grade Stories 2017-2018 >
          • Brandon Brown Quiere un Perro
          • Mrs. Sjogren
          • Mrs. Williamson
          • Mrs. Goyette
      • Second Grade Stories >
        • Mrs. Finocchiaro
        • Mr. Pelletier
        • Mrs. McKelvey
        • Ms. Stephenson
        • Mrs. Marshall
        • Second Grade Stories 2017-2018 >
          • Mrs. Miller/Mrs. Marshall
          • Mr. Pelletier/Mrs. Marshall
          • Mrs. Ledford/Mrs. Marshall
          • Mrs. McKelvey/Mrs. Marshall
          • Mrs. Rohr/Mrs. Marshall
    • 3rd Grade >
      • Third Grade Stories >
        • Mrs. Parrish/Rohr
        • Mr. Perry/Rohr
        • Mrs. Sjogren/Rohr
      • Mrs. Williamson/Rohr
      • Mr. Perry
      • Estudiantes/Students
      • Numbers 1 - 1000
      • The Suitcase
      • The Community
      • The Doctor
    • Maestros y Adultos / Teachers and Adults >
      • Benefits of Puppets
      • Workshop Resources >
        • CI in the Mitten Presentation/Resources 2016
        • CI in the Mitten Presentation/Resources 2019
        • ACTFL 2017
        • Sarasota 2017
        • Peterson Schools - Mexico City
        • Resources >
          • TPRS Soundboard and Pablo Android App
          • All Resources for All Grades
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