This month our Guidecraft Educator’s Team is reviewing the wooden table top puppet theater.
Puppets are a fantastic way to support the development of oral language and vocabulary in young children, I don’t think you can ever have enough puppets!
About the Puppet Theater
Guidecraft is known for their heirloom quality pieces and the table top puppet theater is no exception; the sturdy wood frame is sure to withstand years of theatrical fun. The assembly is easy-peasy, as in insert the marquis and tie back the curtains- I think I can handle that!
Puppet Theater Features
- Mesh pocket on back for puppet storage {puppets sold separately}
- Double-sided marquis- one side says Puppet Theater and the other is a chalkboard
- Canvas curtains and partitions
- Curtains have Velcro tie-backs
- Folds flat for easy storage
- Clock with movable hands to announce show times
- Space Saver- most early childhood teachers would agree that space is an issue so I appreciate that this puppet theater is nice and compact at about two feet by two feet
Educational Benefits of the Table Top Puppet Theater
Puppets can provide a wide variety of educational benefits in the preschool, pre-k and kindergarten classroom.
Fine Motor: When children use their hands to manipulate the puppet’s head and arms they are exercising the muscles in their hands that are necessary for holding a pencil and other tasks such as buttoning and zipping.
Oral Language Skills: When children use puppets they are developing their expressive language skills.
Creativity: When children create puppet shows they are using their creative thinking skills.
Writing: This puppet theater includes a chalkboard so students can practice writing the name of their “show” using phonetic spelling.
Clock: The clock on the front of the theater provides opportunities for numeral recognition and exposure to the concept of telling time.
Disclosure: I received the table top puppet theater to review, I was not compensated in any other way. All opinions are 100% my own.
