In the past I have written about the benefits of using puppets in your homeschool to encourage literacy. Here are a few other ideas for using puppets to motivate your children and encourage learning in your homeschool.

• A puppet can help younger children develop language skills. Young children love puppets and are often willing to open up to them. Encourage your child to tell the puppet stories. Ask your child probing questions to encourage more developed ideas.
• Your child can teach a puppet something they’ve recently learned. For example, have your child explain a process in math or a science concept to the puppet. The puppet can ask questions in order to encourage details and further explanation. This is a great way to assess your child’s understanding.
• If you are studying a particular historical time period, have your child make puppets that reflect clothing of that period. Have your child create and perform a puppet show that includes historically accurate details. Music and art can even be woven into the the performance. Or your child can make puppets of a certain historical figure and have that puppet engage with the audience.

Try using puppets in your homeschool!

Photo courtesy of Wendy Piersall (@eMoM)