Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. ALPHABET PUPPETS A plus MORE! teacher’s ee ee reea te ogfriend aE hy eee karen sevalyteacher's Ofriend publications ALPHABET plus MORE! Reproduction of these materials for commercial resale or distribution to an entire schocl or school Aisttict s strictly prohibited. Pages may be duplicated for individual eossroom use only. Material may not be reproduced for other purposes without the prior written permission of the publisher Copyright © 1991 Teacher's Friend Publications, Ine All richs reserve. Printed in the United States of America Published by Teacher’ Friend Publications, Inc. 3240 Trade Center Dr, Riverside, CA 92507 ISBN 0-943263-70-0 (Many of these patterns and projects have been previously published by Teacher's Friend.)Making The Most Of It! In this book you will find a variety of delightful paper bbag puppets that can be used to reinforce specific skills. Young children will love making the creative, cute puppets and learning the sounds of each letter of the alphabet. At the same time, they will be motivated to practice required skills. Here are a few suggestions to “make the most of your book! © All of the puppets are reproducible. Simply copy the patterns to colored construction paper. Have children color, cut and glue the patterns to a small lunch bag to make each puppet. * Introduce each letler of the alphabet by having every child make their own “letter” puppet. Children can use their puppets to orally participate during reading lessons, You may want to supplement your lessons with alphabet flash cards or gameboards. Pictures from the Teacher's Friend Clip Art for Phonics book can be used to make the cards and games ‘* Many of the puppets can be used in a variety of other ways. Here are a few suggestions: + Teach children about specific animals using the animal puppets. + Teach dental health using the “tooth” puppet. + Teach about the weather using the “sun” and “umbrella” puppets. * Teach nutrition using the “peanut” or “ice cream” puppets, * Teach holiday customs by using the “jack o' lantern,” “turkey,” “Santa,” “valentine,” etc. '* Encourage your students in creative writing by dividing the students into groups and asking them to write short skits or plays, The puppets in this book can be used as characters in the plays.“Apple Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 3 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Cat Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 5 Alphabet Puppets plus Moro!“Duck Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc 6 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Elephant Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 7 Alphabet Puppets plus More!} a i a gle 3|. i)“Goat Puppet” (continued from page 9) “Hippopotamus Puppet” (continued on page 11) ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 10 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Hippopotamus Puppet” mtinued from page 10) Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. pe Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Jester Puppet” (continu on page 14)wy “Jester Pup) (continued from ns, Ine. ‘Teacher's Friend Publication“Kangaroo Puppet” (continued on page 16) ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 15 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Kangaroo Puppet” (continued from page 15) Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 16 Alphabet Puppets plus Moret“Lion Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. a7 Alphabet Puppets plus More![Mm] >= VCD 0 | “Monkey Puppet” (continued on page 19) Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 18 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Monkey Puppet” (continued from page 18) ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 19 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Nut Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 20 Alphabet Puppets plus More! |“Octopus Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 21 Alphabet Puppets plus More!Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 22 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Queen Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 23 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Raccoon Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 24 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Sun Puppet” ‘Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 25 Alphabet Puppets plus Moret“Umbrella Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 27 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Valentine Puppet” Cc. 2 Teacher's Friend Publications, In 8 Alphabet Puppets plus More!Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 29 Alphabet Puppets plus More!A" Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 31 Alphabet Puppets plus More!“Zipper Puppet” Teacher's Friend Publications, Inc. 32 Alphabet Puppets plus More!