3 2 9 puppets, puppets, puppets (social studies)
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The room goes dark and silent.
Then suddenly, puppets appear. The
audience sits up. They listen to the
story. They laugh. Then their eyes turn
blurry as the story becomes sad. The
show ends, and the people stand and
cheer. Everyone loves puppet shows.
People watch puppet shows all around the world.
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People still perform shadow puppet shows today.
Puppet Tales
Puppet shows have been popular for
many years. People in caves may have
used their hands to make shadow figures.
These were the first puppet shows.
The Chinese put on puppet shows
thousands of years ago. They used
shadow puppets made from dried animal
skins. They placed the puppets in front
of a light. Their shadows on a screen
told the story.
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Punch and Judy
Puppets changed over time. The
puppets looked more like people. The
stories the puppets told were often funny.
One kind of funny puppet show became
very popular. It is the Punch and Judy
show. It started hundreds of years ago in
Italy. It is still performed today.
Punch and Judy are husband and wife.
They are always rude to each other.
They make people laugh.
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Punch and Judy shows are still popular in England.
Everyone raced to see the Punch and
Judy show. Music blasted out, telling
people the show was about to begin.
Punch and Judy performed in front of
a box. They took turns using a stick to
chase away bad people. However, they
usually hit each other by mistake. The
puppets acted very silly. The puppeteer
used rods to make them move.
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Hand Puppets
Let’s look at three different kinds of
puppets:
∙ hand puppets
∙ string puppets
∙ rod puppets
Hand puppets are easy to make. You
can use bits of wood, cloth, or even a
clean, old sock. You can even color your
hand and just use that. People have used
hand puppets for thousands of years.
You can easily put on
a sock puppet show.
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String Puppets
String puppets have strings tied to
each part of the puppet’s body. A person
makes a string puppet move by pulling
the strings. The person stands above the
puppet. He pulls one string to move the
puppet’s head. He pulls other strings to
move its hands and feet. A string puppet
is called a marionette (mehr-ee-uh-NET).
String puppets should
not move in a jerky way.
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Rod Puppets
A rod puppet has a thin rod inside
its body. The rod reaches up to the top
of its head. Other thin rods move the
puppet’s hands or legs. A person makes a
rod puppet work by moving the rods.
People make rod puppets perform by
moving the rods from below the puppet.
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Teachers use puppets to teach lessons.
Puppets Today
Today children can watch puppets on
television. They can see their favorite
characters each day. The familiar
characters help teach children lessons.
Teachers may use puppets to teach
about feelings.
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You can put on your own puppet
show. Choose a favorite story. Use
puppets to tell the story. Make simple
sock puppets and find a vacant room to
practice in. For the stage, you will need
a table that is not rickety. When you
finish, just wait for the applause!
Enjoy the show.
If you do, others will, too.
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Responding
Word Builder
Make a word web around the word
applause. What kinds of things would you
give applause for? Copy this word web and
add more words.
TARGET VOCABULARY
a puppet
show
things to give
applause for
Write About It
Text to Self Write about a puppet show or
other show you have seen, and why you
liked it. What were the best parts? What
brought applause from the audience?
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TARGET VOCABULARY
applause
blasted
blurry
familiar
jerky
rickety
rude
vacant
Monitor/Clarify As you
read, find a way to clear up what doesn’t make
sense to you.
TARGET STRATEGY
This word could send you into space.
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Level: K
DRA: 20
Social Studies
Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify
Word Count: 537
3.2.9 Build Vocabulary
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