Community Helpers Stick Puppets – 16 Character Set

Children make community-helper stick puppets and use them to act out familiar jobs. Choose color or black-and-white templates and add the signs to support pretend play.
Grades
Pre-K–1
Pages
9
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Nov 13, 2021

Subject
Social Studies, Community Building
Topic
Community helpers, Stick puppets
Resource types
Crafts, Activities
Preparation
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This resource will allow your students to make stick puppets with these community helpers. There are 16 community helpers included. They can be printed in black and white or color. The helpers are pictured with their job equipment. Separate sign pieces and a community-map template are also included in the nine-page PDF.

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  • Model attaching a character to a craft stick and naming the helper’s role.

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What extra materials are needed?

Provide scissors, craft sticks and glue or tape. Add coloring materials if using the black-and-white templates.

How can I connect the puppets to social studies?

Invite children to describe a helper’s job and act out how that person assists others. The equipment pictured with the helpers and the separate signs can support the discussion.

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