How to make stick puppets

• Craft sticks
• Newspaper
• Orange cloth 4" x 4" squares.
• String
• Black Markers
• Follow the directions listed below to help your students to make their stick puppets.
  1. Give each child a couple of sheets of newspaper.
  2. Ask the children to crumple the sheets into small balls.
  3. Instruct the children to set the newspaper aside.
  4. Give each child a craft stick and a piece of orange cloth.
  5. Help students to place the cloth on the craft stick, stuff it with newspaper and tie it on the stick at the bottom with a string.
  6. Help students to decorate and create a face on their craft stick puppet pumpkins using the black marker.
  7. Allow students to play with their puppets.

For my first post, I want you to answer some questions. Why do you think that puppets should be used in language teaching? What are the advantages of using puppets?