Gruffalo and puppets

Another aim in Foreign Language lessons is to facilitate closure to English literature for children. We did an activity using puppets through crafts. All the children were involved and even some mothers helped them and explained how to do it. The materials used were simple:

- A shoe box
- A small cardboard
- Small wooden sticks
- Drawings and paper to create the characters
- A ribbon
- Stationery stuff to decorate
- Glue and scissors

The students play, act out and learn a traditional story from English literature, 'The Gruffalo'. At the same time, they identify and remember common lexis and grammatical structures (hidden practice), while they improve their pronunctiation while reading and performing.

It can be very creative to do, for example, to celebrate the International Book's Day

They had a very good time with this activity:

Attractive activities + motivation + teacher as a prompter and a facilitator = SUCCESS! 💪