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Puppets are a wonderful resource for encouraging young
children's language development. Have a variety of puppets available for
your toddlers to explore. Show them how to put the puppets on their hands
and how to make the puppets move and "talk." Then try the following
puppet activities.
Puppet Talk
Invite your children to sit around you. Put a puppet on your hand
and let the puppet ask the children questions such as: "What's
your name? How old are you? What's your favorite thing to eat?"
Young children are often more willing to talk to a puppet than they
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Puppet Stories
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Choose a simple story and find a puppet to
represent each character it. Use the puppets tell or act out
the story for your children. Or choose a puppet to narrate
a story.
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Puppet Movement
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to be puppets. You pretend to be the puppeteer, directing the
children's movements. Give your puppets commands such as: "Puppets,
touch the floor. Puppets, twirl around. Puppets, jump up and
down. Puppets, go to sleep." |
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Making Puppets
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