Literature and language activities for toddlers and pre-schoolers
If a soundtrack is used with the film or slides, the situation becomes even more impersonal. Playing records creates a similar atmosphere. Young children find it most difficult to listen to a soundtrack or record, because it is so impersonal. Tese aids should therefore be reduced to a minimum. A film or slides may be used to give children a true picture of things, such as the sea, when these are not physically available. Such presentations may, however, never replace the children’s story.
Records can be played during intervals when the children have to wait, for example, before going home. Tey should only be played to a small group (who want to listen) in a quiet corner of the playroom. Tey must never replace narration of a story, but should merely constitute a supplementary activity during the day.
6.8 Puppet theatres
Tis way of telling stories is especially enjoyable for the children. Te story really comes to life! A number of suitable puppets can easily be made to represent people or animals in a story. If you do not have a puppet theatre, use your creativity … use a table or a big box. It is very easy to make your own puppet theatre.
Different types of puppets
Stick puppets Trace figures from colouring books, or cut figures from magazines and mount each on the end of a straw, tongue depressor, lollipop stick or dowel.
Paper bag puppet Cut facial features from paper, felt or other materials and attach them to the bottom of the paper bag. Ensure that the bottom of the bag does not get glued to its side, or it will be difficult to make the puppet talk.
Felt hand puppets or finger puppets Te simplest finger puppet to make is to simply wrap a piece of paper round your finger – tape it and draw a face on it – but you can be adventurous and sew pieces of different materials using buttons, beads, sequins, etc. to decorate your puppets.
Te body of the puppet is made with doubled fabric sewn around all the edges except the bottom. Te head and features are made of felt cut-outs and glued to the top. Yarn can be glued on for hair and finishing touches added as desired. Finger puppets are made to fit a single finger.
Cone puppets 1. Paint a large empty string or thread cone. 2. Glue a 2 cm styrofoam ball to a thin dowel. 3. Make fabric clothes for the puppet. Te bottom of the clothes must be the size of the large part of the cone.
4. Glue the bottom of clothes to the cone – the dowel will stick out of the bottom of the cone. Cut the dowel so that you have a piece of dowel long enough to manipulate the puppet.
5. Decorate the face and head of the puppet. 6. Hold the bottom of the cone in one hand, the dowel in the other. Move the puppet up and down and twisting by moving the dowel. Te puppet sleeps inside the cone.
Sock puppet Pull sock over hand. Glue, sew or paint facial expressions/characteristics onto toe of sock or decorate as desired: can make a snake, for example.
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