Tag: storytelling with puppets
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Hickory Dickory Dock: what children can learn from nursery rhymes?
Did you know that a simple nursery rhyme can offer significant learning opportunities and extensions? Take Hickory Dickory Dock as an example. Beyond just a catchy tune, this rhyme can support language development, enhance numeracy skills, and even improve fine motor abilities through associated activities. Nursery rhymes like Hickory Dickory Dock offer children multiple learning…
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Storybags as a storytelling tool for early childhood educators
Picture this: you’re sitting cross-legged on the floor, surrounded by a small sea of eager faces. You reach into a woven basket and pull out a little straw house, a pig, and a tiny wolf. Storybags are a fantastic tool for situations like this in early childhood education. Suddenly, the kids are leaning in, their…
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Storykate FIRST online Course is OUT!!!
I am super excited to let my community know that I have created my first ONLINE course. And guess what?! It is on puppetry. If it is a topic you find interesting, especially teaching with puppets, check this out. I promise you will learn a lot from this course, as this is the result of…