The Talented Jim Henson

First through third grade studied the very innovative and creative Jim Henson.  Jim Henson was born before TV was invented and common in households, so he and his family were entertained by playing outside, going to plays, listening to the radio and many others.  Even though Henson built a crystal radio with his brother, he was fascinated when TV finally did come out and he couldn't wait to be on it!  His first chance was working with puppets and marionettes, and eventually muppets.  He created his muppets to be more human-like and emotional so that people would actually like watching them on TV.  We learned all the many ways we could make a puppet at home and finally created our own puppet show on an app called Puppet Pals.  First grade acted out a joke and second and third drew a scenario out of a basket and created a play, then performed the play on the app Puppet Pals.  After we completed our plays, we were able to watch each others on the big screen in our classroom!

First Grade Puppet Pal Example