Alphabet Puppets! Plus Blends and Digraphs!

Alphabet Puppets!
Plus Blends & Digraphs!
46 Fun Paper Bag Puppet Patterns!

The individual purchaser is granted permission to reproduce the patterns in this book for noncommercial individual or classroom use only. Reproduction for commercial resale or distribution to an entire school or school district is strictly prohibited. No part of this publication may be reproduced for storage in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any digital, electronic, or mechanical means without prior written permission by the publisher.
Copyright 2006 Teachers Friend Publications, A Scholastic Company All rights reserved. Printed in China. ISBN-13 978-0-439-89307-7 ISBN-10 0-439-89307-0 Cover design and all illustrations: Karen Sevaly Graphic Layout: Susan Isaacs & Debbie Schultz
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Teach and practice important phonemic awareness and emergent reading skills with the help of these simple puppet patterns! In this book you will find a pattern to make paperbag puppets for each letter of the alphabet in addition to several blends and digraphs. Young children love making these creative, cute puppets and learning each letters distinctive sound. With the use of puppets, children will be motivated to practice phonemic skills both at school and home. Here are a few suggestions for making and using these puppet patterns: Making the Puppets - All of the patterns are reproducible. Simply copy the patterns on to art paper or colored construction paper. Cut along the heavy lines. The children can color, cut, and glue the patterns to small paper lunch bags to make each puppet. Glue the upper part of the pattern to the bottom flap of the paper bag. Then lift the flap and glue the lower part of the pattern to the bag. Encourage the children to embellish their puppets by adding glitter, sequins, etc. Letter of the Week - Introduce each letter (or blend or digraph) by designating the specific letter as Letter of the Week! Have each child make his or her own letter puppet. Children can use their puppets to orally participate during phonics or reading lessons. After each letter, blend, or digraph has been mastered, the puppet can be taken home as an award and shared with family members. Reinforcement and Practice - Encourage the students to find the specific letter, blend, or digraph wherever they can in their environment. Point out the initial letter sound words in reading books, charts, labels, etc. List these words on your class word wall. Other Ways to Use the Puppets - Many of the puppets can be used in a variety of other ways. Try these ideas: Teach about specific animals using the animal puppets. Mammals: bear, cat, elephant, goat, hippo, kangaroo, lion, monkey, pig, raccoon, whale Birds: duck, chicken Ocean Animals: crab, fish, octopus, whale Reptiles and Amphibians: frog, snake, and turtle Teach about the weather using the sun and umbrella puppets. Teach about nutrition using the apple, ice cream, nut, and grapes puppets. Encourage students to create simple plays and skits that can be acted out using the paperbag puppets.
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Aa
Apple Puppet
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Alphabet Puppets! Plus Blends and Digraphs!
Bb
Bear Puppet
Cc
Cat Puppet
Dd
Duck Puppet
Ee
Elephant Puppet
Ff
Fish Puppet
Gg
Goat Puppet
Hh
Hippo Puppet
10
Ii
Ice Cream Puppet

11
Jj
Joker Puppet
12
Kangaroo Puppet
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Kk
13
Kk
Kangaroo Puppet
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14
Ll
Lion Puppet
15
Mm
Monkey Puppet
16
Nn
Nut Puppet
17
Oo
Octopus Puppet
18
Pig Puppet
Pp
19
Qq
Queen Puppet
20
Raccoon Puppet
Rr
21
Ss
Sun Puppet
22
Turtle Puppet
Tt
23
Uu
Umbrella Puppet
24
Valentine Puppet
Vv
25
Ww
Worm Puppet
26
Xx
Xylophone Puppet
27
Yy
Yarn Puppet
28
Zz
Zipper Puppet
29
ch
Chicken Puppet
30
Clock Puppet
cl
31
cr
Crab Puppet
32
Drum Puppet
dr
33
fl
Flower Puppet
34
Frog Puppet
fr
35
gl
Glue Puppet
36
gr
Grapes Puppet
37
pl
Plant Puppet
38
Present Puppet
pr
39
sh
Shoe Puppet
40
sk
Skull Puppet
41
sl
Sled Puppet
42
sn
Snake Puppet
43
sp
Spoon Puppet
44
Stocking Puppet
st
45
tr
Tree Puppet
46
Whale Puppet
w h
47
Happy Face Puppet
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