I work in a nursery with children aged 2 to 3. We have a really lovely lifelike puppet & I would like to use him on a daily basis with the children so that he becomes a familiar character.
Anyone got any great ideas how I can use him to benefit the childrens learning and development?
2006-10-05 06:53:23 · 12 answers · asked by vic 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
Some children love puppets some unfortunatly do not so my guess is that they already like the puppet from the way you have written you question.If it is a hand puppet and you can put your hands in to hold its head and hand down sleeve of one arm here are some ideas for you.(They are the best puppets to have for interaction) To be honest anything that you do with the children the puppet can do and needs to be part of class. Try introducing the puppet as a "New Pupil" and the children must tell you when it does something a bit naughty like pick nose. This will give an instant rapport and make the puppet part of the class. Once the ice has been broken your imagination can run with it.If the children paint and have an apron on puppet "forgets" children can remind it.You can do anything read, sing, play an instrument, count and so on . I would make the puppet a new pupil.
2006-10-06 02:49:21 · answer #1 · answered by momof3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi im a mum of 5 my youngest is 3.
My idea on this is that you should have the children make their own puppets first so it becomes something fun, you could make finger puppets, get some old gloves, cut off the fingers then all the children have to do is glue on some felt shapes or paper shapes to make a face.Then you could all sing some songs together to introduce your puppet , you could also read a story that involves puppets.But i wouldnt do sock puppets i know that petrified me as a child and my kids hated it too.Best of luck hope you find your solution.
2006-10-05 07:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a nursery with children of the same age and blimey are they a bunch of loonies? They have a puppet show like Punch and Judy and they do nothing with it apart from mess bout with the puppet e.g. throw it around on the floor of shoving it in your face. It is really hard hard trying to do things with them e.g. reading a story to them is virtually impossible that's the only time they seem to want to be hooligans. So my idea is just let them do what they want with it, I've tried encouraging my lot to have a puppet each and talk to each other but they couldn't manage to listen to me.
2006-10-05 09:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by Lauren 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use my puppet at reading time... the kids love it when "Buster" comes out of the cupboard, and are raptured by him "reading" the story to them. I have him say silly things while reading, and he excuses the children to go to the lunch tables by watching who was being a good listener to the story. It helps to hold their interest, and Buster is very helpful in getting the children to comply. They aren't sure about him yet... I mean, they know that he goes on my hand, and that I am making his voice, but you can still see that little question in their minds- "what if he's real?" It is so cute!
2006-10-06 19:23:30 · answer #4 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could use him as a health care teaching aid and each day he could talk with the children about cleaning teeth, washing, etc etc. Or he could talk with them about social issues you see happening in nursery - so the puppet could be out watching and then discuss with the children how good they have been, or if an argument or little fight happened, he could help them learn how to get along better. He really could do anything - following your curriculum if you have one.
2006-10-05 06:59:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I think puppets are scary, but i have a phobia of circus folk and such. I think the puppet could be usefull if you could adopt a character voice for him and he teaches the alphabet or numbers in a fun and memorable way.
2006-10-05 07:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by herbal ashtray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You Can use a puppet for many things. ABC's, Reading, Singing, Stranger danger, When a child is shy he can use it to talk to you. Learning to count, Learning colors. In almost any activity you do. Don't forget to give it a name and voice.
2006-10-06 07:41:28 · answer #7 · answered by Joystick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My advice is teach letters and sounds with the puppet. Have him lead fun songs to promote phonemic awareness. Good luck!
2006-10-05 15:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by Abcde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use him for a "Morning Meeting" character to start conversations that "springborad" learning. This allows the kids to talk about what interests them in a non-threatening environment and can really drive your instruction.
2006-10-05 14:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by sm2f 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not use him to promote healthy eating with the kids. Something fun , you could use different veg and fruits to be chosen as colours, numbers and shapes. If they get it right they get to eat whats there .............works for my 2yr old granddaughter. Good luck and have lots of fun trying
2006-10-05 07:12:17 · answer #10 · answered by floss012002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋