The Puppet Show

Please keep in mind that in order to bring you this production, the children had to identify the essential parts of a puppet show, make a puppet theater, choose or create a story, dictate their version of the story to a teacher, identify the main characters, choose important elements to include in the scenery, paint the scenery, make the puppets, repair the puppets, decorate invitations (well, some), and practice, practice, practice. In addition to this, they had to cooperate, listen, and not change their minds (well, only once or twice). We teachers are proud to present...

Magic School Bus by Cody, John and Chaffee

The Magic School Bus children are at school. They are going into a book. They ice skate. Then they play baseball. Soon they get big again and come out of the book. They are back at school. They ride the school bus home. The End.

Dump Trucks by Trey, Gerad, and T.J.

Bulldozers and dump trucks work. They take stuff to construction sites. Also steam shovels and cement trucks work. Five cement trucks. Cranes work, too. They make a tall building. An apartment building. Then they go to a river. They build a bridge. The End.

Charlottes's Web by Meredith

The little pig (when it was born) was smaller than the other pigs. Fern’s daddy wanted to smash it. Fern told him not to and took the pig for a pet. The pig moved to a barn with lots of other animals. There were ducks, rats, and some lambs. Charlotte lived there, too. Then there was a fair. There was another pig at the fair. It won a medal. Charlotte died at the fair and her babies got the pigs for friends and played together. The End.

Mighty Ducks by Katie, Arif, Konlin, Gordan, Lucas, and Zachary

Here are the Might Ducks. They are playing hockey (skating and making shots). Then they save people (general noise). And they chase the bad people away. There is a big fight (fighting sounds). They go back to their Mighty Ship. The End.

Bear's Tail by Scott

One cold day, Mr. Bear woke up and he was very hungry. At that time, Mr. Bear had a big bush tail. He saw Mrs. Fox with a big, juicy fish. "That looks good. How did you catch it? The river is all frozen." said Bear. Mrs. Fox said slyly, " I made a small hole in the ice and stuck my tail down. When I felt a pinch, I knew I had a fish. If you want more than one fish, wait for more pinches." Mr. Bear was delighted. He went to the river, made a small hole in the ice, and put his tail in the water. Soon he felt a pinch, but he wanted lots of fish, so he waited longer. Soon Bear decided he had caught enough fish. He started to pull, but his tail wouldn’t budge. He looked over his shoulders and saw it was ice pinching his tail, not fish. "Oh, No!" he cried. He pulled and pulled until - SNAP - off broke his long, bushy tail, leaving only a short stump. And that is why Mr. Bear has such a short tail. The End.

Rapunzel by Rachel (Rapunzel’s Mother and Father), Jamie (Grown-up Rapunzel), Mariel (the Witch), and Hannah S (Baby Rapunzel and Prince).

Mother: I need some rampion from the witch’s garden.

Witch: I will cast a spell on you! Your first born child will be mine!

Baby Rapunzel: (Crying)

(Years later...) Then the prince comes on his horse. He hides when the witch comes. He pretends to be the witch and tells Rapunzel to let down her hair.

Prince: Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so I may climb the golden stair.

He goes up.

Prince: I promise to come tomorrow with a ladder. The prince comes back and they run away to his castle. They eat when they get married. And they have a child. The End.

The Three Pigs by Jennifer and Alana

Three pigs live in a house, but it is not a strong house. So when the bad wolf comes, he blows and blows and blows the house down. The pigs run away to another house. But one day the wolf comes and blows and blows and blows that house down, too. The pigs run away to another hours. This was a very strong house. The wolf comes. He blows and blows, but he cannot blow the house down. So he goes away. The End.

Dinosaurs by Michael

There is a dinosaur. He is eating some grass. Then he found someone to play with. They play, and then they get tired. They lay down to rest, and they went to sleep. When they woke up, they ate some grass again. Then they went home. The End.

Little Mermaid by Alexandra, Eleni, and Gregory.

Once upon a time under the sea, a pretty mermaid makes beautiful music. Ariel is singing below the sea. The Sea Witch hears Ariel’s voice. The Sea Witch kidnaps Ariel. Ariel’s father tells the sea kingdom to rescue Ariel. The king saves Ariel from the witch. And Ariel sings beautiful songs under the sea again. The End.

Pre-School Puppet Show February 27, 1997 ©1997 University Primary School - All Rights Reserved
Horse and Donkey	Magic School Bus	Dump Trucks	Charlottes's Web	Mighty Ducks
Bear's Tail	Rapunzel	The Three Pigs	Dinosaurs	Little Mermaid
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