Resources

Here are the resources that have helped inspire my puppet projects:

Websites
[|Talk to the Hand] An interesting article on puppetry published in Edutopia.

[|Puppetools] This site is subscription based, but has a few free puppet patterns. The introductory video is a great explanation of the power of puppetry and the importance of play in education.

[|The Best Kids Booksite] [|Puppetmaking for Beginners] Both of these sites have free directions and patterns for making your own puppets.

[|Playing with Shadows] A Kennedy Center site covering the history of shadow puppets.

[|How to Make Shadow Puppets] A YouTube video with directions on making free-hand shadow puppets.

[|Oriental Trading Company] Ready-to-go puppets for a reasonable price.

For Mac users: [|iLife tutorials] If you need help using Garageband or iMovie to create your podcasts, here are some tutorials. [|How to import video into iMovie]

For Windows users: [|Audacity Tutorial] [|Tutorial for Windows Movie Maker] [|How to import video into Windows Movie Maker] Tutorials for Windows Movie Maker and Audacity.

[|learninginhand:Podcasting] Learn how to find, subscribe, listen to, and create podcasts.

[|Podcasting in School wiki]

Video Cameras [|Small Wonder Video Camera] [|Flip Video Camera] [|Entry level Canon video camera]

Microphones: [|Snowball] [|Avid Computer Telephony Headset]

Books
Active Learning Through Drama, Podcasting, and Puppetry by Kristin Fontichiaro The Usborne Book of Puppets by Ken Haines and Gill Harvey Puppets for Dreaming and Scheming : A Puppet Source Book by Judy Sims Storytelling with Puppets by Connie Champlin Puppets by Helen and Peter McNiven Puppets by Lyndie Wright Puppet Plays: From Workshop to Performance by Toni A. Schramm Puppet Power by Nancy M. Laughlin Picture Books Plus:100 Extension Activities in Art, Drama, Music, Math, and Science by Sue McCleaf Nespeca and Joan B. Reeve

Magazine Articles
Keep 'em Reading by Judith Snyder LibrarySparks March 2008 p. 20-24 Library Lessons: Puppets for All Purposes by Pat Miller LibrarySparks March 2008 p. 14-18