Classroom Idea

This idea was given to us by Horsford Infant School Year 1 teacher Amy Pengilley.
Here is a simple activity for teachers to use with their class to spark the children’s imagination through creative story telling in a fun and low cost way. It is also a great way to encourage shy children to interact with the class.
You need to have a class puppet. You can either use one you already have, or invest in a new one. When you introduce the puppet to the class, (give it a name) explain about the puppets character and behaviour. This is no ordinary puppet, but a very naughty puppet who is forever getting into mischief and trouble!
The children’s names are placed in a bag, and then drawn to see who is taking it home for the weekend. What will he get up to when one of your students takes him home for the weekend? When the child returns with the puppet after the weekend, encourage them to tell the class the story of the trouble they got into.
Please send us any photos or stories that the children have created so that we can share them on this network.