A powerpoint all about puppets from around the world. Thank you to NicolaGraham for sharing via TES.

1. Puppets around the
world

2. All around the world…
Puppets are used as a form
of entertainment. Vietnamese
water
puppets
Punch
and Judy
on a
British
beach

3. Puppets have
entertained people for
many years!
Punch and
Puppets Judy has
have been been
popular in around for
India and around
China for 400 years
thousands and was
of years. very
popular in
Victorian
times.

4. There are many
different types of
puppets
finger glove
puppets puppets
rod puppets
body
puppets
marionettes shadow
puppets

5. Finger puppets
Finger puppets
are usually
small and
made from
fabric.
They are worn

6. Glove or hand
puppets
These are a
very popular
form of
puppetry. They
are usually
made from
fabric and cover
the whole hand
and part of the
arm.

7. Can you recognise
these famous glove
puppets?

8. Rod puppets
Rod puppets are
Indonesian controlled by
long thin rods
rod that the
puppets puppeteer uses
to move the
puppet’s arms
and legs
Chinese
peasant
rod

9. Shadow puppets
This is a very old form of puppetry which
comes from China.
Can you think
how these
puppets might
work?

10. Marionettes
Marionettes are
made from a
variety of
materials
including fabric,
wood, papier
mache. Strings
attached to the
arms and legs
make the

11. Human body puppets
These are very
popular in
carnivals,
especially
Chinese
dragons used to
celebrate
Chinese New
Year.