Alphabet

Puppets!
46 Fun Paper Bag Puppet Patterns!
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
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.
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Making the Most of This Book!
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
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Apple
Puppet
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Bb
Bear
Puppet
Cc
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Cat
Puppet
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Dd
Duck
Puppet
Ee
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Elephant
Puppet
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Ff
Fish
Puppet
Gg
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Goat
Puppet
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Hh
Hippo
Puppet
Ii
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Ice
Cream
Puppet
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Jj
Joker
Puppet
Kk
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Kangaroo
Puppet
continued on page 14
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Kk
Kangaroo
Puppet
continued from page 13
Ll
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Lion
Puppet
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Mm
Monkey
Puppet
Nn
Nut
Puppet
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Oo
Octopus
Puppet
Pp
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Pig
Puppet
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Qq
Queen
Puppet
Rr
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Raccoon
Puppet
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Ss
Sun
Puppet
Tt
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Turtle
Puppet
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Uu
Umbrella
Puppet
Vv
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Valentine
Puppet
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Ww
Worm
Puppet
Xx
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Xylophone
Puppet
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Yy
Yarn
Puppet
Zz
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Zipper
Puppet
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ch
Chicken
Puppet
cl
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Clock
Puppet
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cr
Crab
Puppet
dr
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Drum
Puppet
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fl
Flower
Puppet
fr
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Frog
Puppet
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gl
Glue
Puppet
gr
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Grapes
Puppet
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pl
Plant
Puppet
pr
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Present
Puppet
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sh
Shoe
Puppet
sk
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Skull
Puppet
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sl
Sled
Puppet
sn
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Snake
Puppet
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sp
Spoon
Puppet
st
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Stocking
Puppet
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tr
Tree
Puppet
w h
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Whale
Puppet
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Happy
Face
Puppet