Amelia’s Puppet Stage: Activities

Shared Reading · Year 1. An adult reads the questions and clues aloud. Children can talk, point, sign or choose an answer. For Jumbled Words, show the matching vocabulary word and build it together; children do not need to read independently.

Vocabulary

Read these five words from the story. Talk about what they mean.

puppet: A toy character moved by a hand.
stage: A place where a show is performed.
window: An opening to look through.
support: Something that holds another thing up.
upright: Standing up rather than lying flat.

Jumbled Words

Use the clue to make a word from the story. Drag the letters with a mouse or finger, or tap a letter and then a space.

Put the story in order

Drag the pictures into order from first to last with a mouse or finger. Or tap a picture, then tap where it should go. Use arrow keys to move a focused picture.

Tell the story

With an adult, stand a small card panel on a table and compare it with one that has a broad folded support. Use a light hand puppet to test a tabletop stage.