H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN by Nomi J Waldman PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Shutterstock © Jack Sullivan/Alamy © Janine Wiedel Photolibrary/Alamy © Jim Wileman/Alamy © Jack Sullivan/Alamy © Robert Estall photo agency/Alamy © Shutterstock © Gabe Palmer/Alamy © Tom Carter/Alamy © Myrleen Ferguson Cate/Photo Edit 10 © Richard Hutchings/Photo Edit Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777 Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02133-1 ISBN-10: 0-547-02133-X 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format The room goes dark and silent Then suddenly, puppets appear The audience sits up They listen to the story They laugh Then their eyes turn blurry as the story becomes sad The show ends, and the people stand and cheer Everyone loves puppet shows People watch puppet shows all around the world People still perform shadow puppet shows today Puppet Tales Puppet shows have been popular for many years People in caves may have used their hands to make shadow figures These were the first puppet shows The Chinese put on puppet shows thousands of years ago They used shadow puppets made from dried animal skins They placed the puppets in front of a light Their shadows on a screen told the story Punch and Judy Puppets changed over time The puppets looked more like people The stories the puppets told were often funny One kind of funny puppet show became very popular It is the Punch and Judy show It started hundreds of years ago in Italy It is still performed today Punch and Judy are husband and wife They are always rude to each other They make people laugh Punch and Judy shows are still popular in England Everyone raced to see the Punch and Judy show Music blasted out, telling people the show was about to begin Punch and Judy performed in front of a box They took turns using a stick to chase away bad people However, they usually hit each other by mistake The puppets acted very silly The puppeteer used rods to make them move Hand Puppets Let’s look at three different kinds of puppets: ∙ hand puppets ∙ string puppets ∙ rod puppets Hand puppets are easy to make You can use bits of wood, cloth, or even a clean, old sock You can even color your hand and just use that People have used hand puppets for thousands of years You can easily put on a sock puppet show String Puppets String puppets have strings tied to each part of the puppet’s body A person makes a string puppet move by pulling the strings The person stands above the puppet He pulls one string to move the puppet’s head He pulls other strings to move its hands and feet A string puppet is called a marionette (mehr-ee-uh-NET) String puppets should not move in a jerky way Rod Puppets A rod puppet has a thin rod inside its body The rod reaches up to the top of its head Other thin rods move the puppet’s hands or legs A person makes a rod puppet work by moving the rods People make rod puppets perform by moving the rods from below the puppet Teachers use puppets to teach lessons Puppets Today Today children can watch puppets on television They can see their favorite characters each day The familiar characters help teach children lessons Teachers may use puppets to teach about feelings You can put on your own puppet show Choose a favorite story Use puppets to tell the story Make simple sock puppets and find a vacant room to practice in For the stage, you will need a table that is not rickety When you finish, just wait for the applause! Enjoy the show If you do, others will, too 10 Responding Word Builder Make a word web around the word applause What kinds of things would you give applause for? Copy this word web and add more words TARGET VOCABULARY a puppet show things to give applause for Write About It Text to Self Write about a puppet show or other show you have seen, and why you liked it What were the best parts? What brought applause from the audience? 11 TARGET VOCABULARY applause blasted blurry familiar jerky rickety rude vacant Monitor/Clarify As you read, find a way to clear up what doesn’t make sense to you TARGET STRATEGY This word could send you into space 12 Level: K DRA: 20 Social Studies Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 537 3.2.9 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02133-1 ISBN-10: 0-547-02133-X 1032019 ... mistake The puppets acted very silly The puppeteer used rods to make them move Hand Puppets Let’s look at three different kinds of puppets: ∙ hand puppets ∙ string puppets ∙ rod puppets Hand puppets. .. used shadow puppets made from dried animal skins They placed the puppets in front of a light Their shadows on a screen told the story Punch and Judy Puppets changed over time The puppets looked... moving the rods People make rod puppets perform by moving the rods from below the puppet Teachers use puppets to teach lessons Puppets Today Today children can watch puppets on television They can