A workshop is often the best way to begin developing a classroom or school puppet resource center. With the hinges pre-folded, kids can reverse engineer construction by folding and unfolding the hinge, and thereby learn by themselves instead of your teaching it.
Puppets are fun, but they are also attract and fascinate.
Children pay careful attention to them. Children do things for puppets they would never do for an adult. A puppet is an idea that we hold in our hand. It is colorful, attractive, symbolic, and playful. Through a puppet we can explore a subject in closer detail and greater depth.