Summary
Build a Paul Bunyan rod puppet from the tall-tale medicine show. Kids make the giant lumberjack and add rods so this larger-than-life folk hero can stomp across the stage.
Viewer safety
All ages
Uses child-safe craft supplies (paper, scissors, glue/tape). A grown-up can help with cutting.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Puppet talk
- How do the rods let you make your puppet move?
- What is your puppet's name, and how does it feel today?
- What voice will you use to make your puppet talk?
Book link: Paul Bunyan is the giant lumberjack of American tall tales. Read (or reread) the story together, then use your puppet to retell your favorite part.
Quick work-a-long
Try it: Hold your puppet up and make it wave, nod, and take a bow. Give it one line to say to the class.