2. “When she puts a
puppet on her
hand, she lights
up, she's very
happy.”
~ Heather Allen
Sock Puppet Party Leftovers by Lorena Cupcake, Flickr
3. Learn by TPR, repetition,
meaningful dialogue, instruction
Boosts creativity
Makes communication less frightening
Why sock puppets?
Enhances the atmosphere
Sock Puppet Craft by Harris County Public Library, Flickr
4. For VYLs, bring
them out for…
Sock Puppet Craft by Harris County Public Library, Flickr
Learning
Vocabulary
Songs
Games
Story Time
Play
5. Sock Puppets 1st Grade by Meriwether Lewis Elementary, Flickr
Use to teach diversity
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6. Sock Puppets by City of Tea Tree Gully Library, Flickr
Use to teach
recycling
• Bring in recycled
materials for them to
create their sock
puppets
8. Puppets Say the Darnedest Things - 302/365 - 29 October 2011by John Flinchbaugh, Flickr
• Name?
• Where do they live?
• What are their favorite
things?
What’s your sock
puppet’s story?
10. Sock Puppet by Schoharie Library, Flickr
Play games!
Duck Duck Goose
Simon Says
Relay races
Mr./ Mrs. How are you?
I Spy
11. SIMI Night by Brenna, Flickr
Create sock puppets that are
characters in a book/song &
assign them actions/lines
12. Committee by Quinn Dombrowski, Flickr
• Students work in pairs or small groups to come
up with the dialogue
• Give them a topic or a few to choose from
Throw a sock puppet show
13. Tell jokes
What did Luke
Skywalker name
his pet alligator?
Darth Gator
Sock Puppet by City Year, Flickr