The After School Puppet Center

Puppets are the perfect compliment to every after school program. Puppets are easy. Puppets are outrageously fun. Puppets almost always guarantee success with kids, parents and even the community.

In the Puppet Center students practice interrelated skills. They are encouraged to read, write, communicate, interact with peers, develop skills in art, math, music, language, history and problem solving.

Puppets give a real boost to positive self esteem and best of all, students truly enjoy themselves throughout the whole experience.

Younger students create improvisational scripts, ranging from fairy tales to personal stories. They learn how to problem solve, interact with others and develop beginning reading and writing skills.

Older students are just as excited and involved. They write scripts, build sets, props and puppets. They also learn basic communication skills, and across the curriculum knowledge. The Puppet Center is fun for all and educational to boot.

The Puppet Center was designed by Master Puppeteer and Storyteller, Markie Scholz and Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppet Productions. Markie has applied her 30 years puppetry experience along with her Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction to create this stand-alone Puppetry Center that will keep the kids entertained and learning for years and years.

The Puppet Center comes with all of the components listed below.
Plus, Markie delivers it herself. When she does, she gives you:

~A Puppetry Performance for Inspiration 
~A Student Workshop--So students can get started right away.
~And a Short Teacher's In-Service to train the staff.


The Puppet Center Includes:
  • A Durable Puppet Stage that allows several students to work together.
  • 20 Really Cool, Washable and Dryer Safe Puppets that will last and last.
  • A Student Handbook that includes:
           A How-To Manual
           Script Writing Tips
           The Three Pigs--an original Script
           How-To Make Sound Effects
           Puppet Making Patterns
           Full Reference Section
           A Regularly Updated Website
  • A Teachers Manual that includes:
           A Summary of the Student Handbook
           Themes for Puppet Use
           Research on the Importance of Puppetry in        Education.
How Do Puppets Enhance Education?
They promote, enhance and encourage the following:
  • Positive Self Esteem
  • Writing Skills
  • Reading Skills
  • Powerful Multi-sensory Experiences
  • Learning Across The Curriculum
  • Art Skills
  • Music Skills
  • Theater Skills
  • Interactive Play
  • Science Skills
  • History Skills
  • Math Skills
  • Language Arts Skills
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Creativity
  • Excitement in Learning
  • Cooperative Learning

For Ordering Information
...or to find out more about Dragons Are Too Seldom Puppet Productions, Markie Scholz or The Puppet Center email us. Give us your name and address. We will be happy to send you information.
Or just give us a call at: 888-642-4805.



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