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Characteristics of Puppets

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We have seen the importance of using puppets in the language classroom; let’s see the characteristics of excellent puppets: ·          A puppet is an object that you can use as a human, as an animal, or as any character you want the puppet to be. These awesome creatures are animated always by a person. ·          A good puppet should be able to attract and capture the attention of the students. If the puppet has this characteristic, your students will immediately pay attention to the lesson the teacher is giving to them. Before creating the puppet, it’s necessary to make sure for what purposes you will use it, so you can make it look attractive.   ·          A good puppet can conveys feelings and emotions as well as facts that can make students learn any kind of lesson. Make sure to use it properly and make the correct the expressions to receive g...
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The importance of using Hand Puppets in The Language Classroom

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Before you start using puppets for teaching to your students, there are some things that demonstrate the importance of using puppets in the language classroom. Using puppets in the language classroom is meaningful because they are extremely versatile giving you the chance to teach any kind of lessons in order to provide students the opportunity for verbal expression and to develop dramatic expression and an appropriate voice modulation. It is vital to know expressions skills should be present in the academic growth of every child, and using hand puppets is an easy and effective way to practice with them how to use their voice, expressions and intonation in order to improve their communication skills also giving them the opportunity to develop their fine motor skills, this will highly contribute to improve students´ body language, caused by the movements and the management of the puppet giving them an extra help to kids with difficulties in basic classroom activities lik...
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