Clowning Lesson Plan
Twelve page lesson plan that covers: types of clowns; some clown history; pantomime; creating clown characters and more!
History of Clowns
Eight page overview of the history of clowns, starting nearly 5,000 years ago!
Puppetry PowerPoint
Use this PowerPoint and helpful transcript to teach your students about the seven most popular kinds of puppets.
Puppetry PowerPoint Transcript
Use this PowerPoint transcript with the Puppetry PowerPoint to teach your students about the seven most popular kinds of puppets.
Puppetry Overview
Put on a puppet show with this easy tutorial! Included are eight different ideas for handmade puppets.
Shoe Puppets
Fun puppetry lesson using student’s own shoes.
Advanced Puppetry Lesson Plan
Detailed puppetry lesson plan for ages 9-13.
Simple Sock Puppets
Easy tutorial for making sock puppets with students of all ages. A low-stress and creative project that can be completed in one class period.
Clown Gags
Eight short physical comedy routines for clowning unit!
Giggle Poems
Sixteen hilarious short poems for younger students to perform.
Blank Character Faces
Print these two blank character faces to help students design their make-up for their clown face.
The Constitution Puppet Show
12 characters. 12 minutes running time. Short play featuring the founding fathers of the United States.
SEL Puppet Plays-Kindness
3 puppet plays. 4-10 characters. Each play is about 3 minutes long and tied to the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) theme of kindness.
SEL Puppet Plays-Wellness
3 puppet plays. 4-10 characters. Each play is about 3 minutes long and tied to the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) theme of Wellness.
SEL Puppet Plays-Be Strong
3 puppet plays. 3-8 characters. Each play is about 3 minutes long and tied to the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) theme of being strong.
The Moose that Wanted to be a Reindeer
3+ characters, approximately 5 minutes long.
