Download our teacher step by step guide to help you through the process of putting on your puppet show.

To increase accessibility for No Pens Wednesday we have created some visual guides for visual learners.

Learn the Goldilocks Makaton Signs with Ndea

At Artburst we love using Makaton signing in our interactive storytelling and in our Artburst songs. We are proud to say that we are Makaton approved 😊👌.

Here are some signs that are perfect to use with Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Practice joining in using our Goldilocks Sign Along Guide.

Join in with our version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

We wrote our own version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We would like you to join in with your class so you get to know the story really well ready for your puppet show.

Be sure to add actions and sound effects too!

Turn a story into a puppet show.

Thank you for joining in with our version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It’s time to make it come to life with puppets. Here’s how we did ours.

Now it’s your turn use our downloadable resources and video guides to make your own Goldilocks Puppet Show.

How will you make your puppets, Modroc or cardboard?

Modroc

We love using modroc at Artburst. It is a multi-sensory experience. You can buy modroc (sometimes known as artroc) at any art material suppliers.

Cardboard

Can’t get hold of any modroc in time? Have no fear we have some nice simple alternatives with our downloadable cardboard templates. If you are feeling confident then you can just paint straight onto cardboard, wait for it to dry, cut it out and pop it on a stick. No need to use any pens!

You’ve got your puppets, you’ve got your story now it’s time to make the theatre and set so that you can perform your show.

Make a Puppet Theatre

Print out our resource onto strong A3 card and decorate it with collage or paint.

Use our downloadable Puppet Theatre Template, make sure you print it on A3. Then you can paint and/or collage it.

We’d love you to paint your own backdrops but if you are stuck for ideas then you can use our templates below. Add collage if you can to make your theatre sets come to life.

Here are some paint-a-long videos for inspiration.

🎨✂️You can find all the downloadable templates below!✂️🎨

You now have everything you need so go and perform your show! Why not film it, add music and sound effects?

🏆🥇We’d love to see your finished work – please send any pictures to info@artburst.co.uk or tag us @artburst on Instagram or @artburstltd on Facebook and Twitter and we’ll send your class a certificate! 🥇🏆

We’d love to see your finished Puppet Shows, please send us your films and photos and we’ll showcase them here and send you a certificate!

How will you make your puppets, Modroc or cardboard?

Modroc

We love using modroc at Artburst. It is a multi-sensory experience. You can buy modroc (sometimes known as artroc) at any art material suppliers.

Cardboard

Can’t get hold of any modroc in time? Have no fear we have some nice simple alternatives with our downloadable cardboard templates. If you are feeling confident then you can just paint straight onto cardboard, wait for it to dry, cut it out and pop it on a stick. No need to use any pens!

You’ve got your puppets, you’ve got your story now it’s time to make the theatre and set so that you can perform your show.

Make a Puppet Theatre

Print out our resource onto strong A3 card and decorate it with collage or paint.

Use our downloadable Puppet Theatre Template, make sure you print it on A3. Then you can paint and/or collage it.

We’d love you to paint your own backdrops but if you are stuck for ideas then you can use our templates below. Add collage if you can to make your theatre sets come to life.

Here are some paint-a-long videos for inspiration.

🎨✂️You can find all the downloadable templates below!✂️🎨

You now have everything you need so go and perform your show! Why not film it, add music and sound effects?

🏆🥇We’d love to see your finished work – please send any pictures to info@artburst.co.uk or tag us @artburst on Instagram or @artburstltd on Facebook and Twitter and we’ll send your class a certificate! 🥇🏆

Use our teacher guide and visual guides to plan your lesson.

We would like to help you make these activities as accessible as possible so here are some visual guides for visual learners.

What is your favourite poem?

Have a look through some poetry books and see if you can find a short poem that you really like.

The best way to read poetry is out loud – why not sit with a friend and take it in turns to read to each other?

When you find a poem that brings pictures to your mind you will have enough inspiration to turn it into a puppet show.

We used Benjamin Zephaniah’s poem This Orange Tree as an example.

We’d love to see your finished Puppet Shows, please send us your films and photos and we’ll showcase them here and send you a certificate!