Education (Lesson Planning Resources): Puppets and Puppetry

Accessing the Teacher Education Resource Center (TERC) and Imaginarium During Milne Library Closure

Overview of items in the TERC Collection

The TERC collection is now available in Fraser Hall Library. It has children's and young adult books, dolls and puppets, toys and games, manipulatives, and more.

Users can browse the collection during the library's open hours and check-out materials at the Service Desk.
- Items circulate for 30 days.
Users can learn how to search for TERC materials in GLOCAT in this tutorial video.
Users can get help using the TERC during office hours, beginning the week of September 13, 2021.
- Mondays 10-11:30 with intern Valerie
- Wednesdays 2-3:30 p.m. with intern Hannah
- As needed during Education Librarian Becky Leathersich’s office hours. Please schedule an appointment.

The Imaginarium is now located in South Hall 243A. It is a creative space for students to work on projects, such as lesson plan materials. Supplies are limited; when possible, please bring your own construction paper, cardstock, and poster board.

Users can visit the Imaginarium during office hours, beginning the week of September 13, 2021.
- Mondays 2-3:30 p.m. with intern Hannah
- Tuesdays 11 a.m.-noon with Education Librarian Becky Leathersich
- Wednesdays 10-11:30 with intern Valerie

** Exceptions to the schedule above:

Monday, October 11 & Tuesday, October 12: closed due to Fall Break
Tuesday, October 26, 11:30 a.m.-noon in the Imaginarium
Monday, November 1, 10-11:30 a.m. in the Imaginarium
Wednesday, November 3, 10-11:30 a.m. in the TERC
Tuesday, November 9: closed
Tuesday, November 16: closed
Monday, November 22: Imaginarium closed due to Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, November 23 & Wednesday, November 24: closed due to Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 29, 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the Imaginarium

Puppets and Puppetry Websites

Center for Puppetry Arts
The Center for Puppetry Arts is a unique cultural treasure - a magical place where children and adults are educated, enlightened and entertained.
Folkmanis Puppetry
Puppetry Resources
Jim Henson Foundation
The Jim Henson Foundation was founded in 1982 by Muppets creator Jim Henson to promote and develop the art of puppetry in the United States.
Puppeteers of America
Puppeteers of America, a national nonprofit organization founded in 1937, provides information, encourages performances, and builds a community of people who love puppet theatre.
Puppeteers Unite
News related to the art of puppetry
Puppetry Home Page
The Puppetry Home Page is a free resource for the puppetry community and is dedicated to helping people connect with the world of puppetry.
UNIMA
The organization's mission is to link puppeteers nationally and internationally, publish information on and for the field, offer support and technical assistance for professional puppeteers through seminars, conferences, and symposia; stimulate the general public's interest in the art of puppetry; and promote the visibility of American puppeteers all over the world.

Puppets in Education Blogs

10 ways to use puppets in the ELT classroom
Nurturing and boosting creativity in children from an American company
ESL Children's Drama Games
How to use innovative and dynamic drama activities in class.
Puppetry in Education
How to teach concepts to children through puppetry.
What Puppets Can Mean to Children

Books

Puppet parade : easy-to-make imaginative puppets from readily-found materials by Imogene Forte
Call Number: curr CC 371.3 F67p 1992
Puppets and puppet theatre by David Currell
Call Number: TT174.7 .C8716 1999
Shadow puppets & shadow play by David Currell
Call Number: PN1979.S5 C87 2007
A show of hands : using puppets with young children by Ingrid M. Crepeau and M. Ann Richards
Call Number: CC 372.6 S791.5 C75 2003

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