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Puppets and Jim Henson

Grade 3

Linda Pfisterer, Art Specialist

Students develop their very own puppet characters using ideas from puppeteer, Jim Henson. They learn the difference between marionettes, puppets, and muppets. Construction paper is used to create a puppet with a moveable mouth.

Objectives and assessment criteria

Students will:

1. learn about Jim Henson, a puppeteer and creator of the muppets.
2. learn the difference between a marionette, a puppet, and a muppet.
3. practice folding skills as they make the puppet head with 3D parts.