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Story Retelling – Finger Puppet Story Walking

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Story Retelling Finger Puppet Story Walking
 That’s My Daddy! out of the spring Tiger Tale Books collection I was sent to explore this week. It is a sweet book that shares the wonderful things that dads do for their children. They can reach high places, fix anything, are super strong, are not scared of the dark and so much more. This book is a fun read and is great for working on story retelling.

The book features an animal dad displaying the many things that dad can do. The animals the illustration chose for each attribute are really cute. A giraffe dad can reach high places. An owl dad isn’t afraid of the dark. A woodpecker dad is able to fix anything.

Before or after reading this charming book, you may want to picture-walk the book with them. There is a humor and fun elements in almost every picture.

What did we do after reading That’s My Daddy!?

Story Retelling- Finger Puppet Story Walking 
 Story Retelling Finger Puppet Story Walking
I made finger puppets that represented most of the dads featured in the book by cutting them freehand out of cardboard from cereal boxes. These are a type of puppet in that you stick your fingers through holes at the bottom of the puppet to make the puppet walk.  Since seals don’t walk on feet, I cut a hole flipper hole in his side for JDaniel to stick a finger through. As we retold the story, JDaniel was asked to select whichever puppet he wanted. The same puppet could tell the whole story or the puppet that matched a particular page could be used.

Story Retelling Finger Puppet Story Walking
He had fun selecting puppets to help him retell the story.

Story Retelling Finger Puppet Story Walking

Here are some other puppets I think you will like for story retelling and pretend play:

Owl Hand Puppet

Five Little Turkey Stick Puppet

Yoda Paper Bag Puppet

Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link. I was given the book That’s My Daddy! to review by Tiger Tale Books.

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  5. I love playing with finger puppets. Improving coordination is a bonus!

  9. I’m sure you hear it all of the time, but you do THE best projects over here!

  11. This is adorable. I am babysitting tomorrow for my very active five-year-old godson. I think this is the PERFECT activity for us… it is going to be an all day event & I was trying to think how to keep him busy without exhausting myself in the process! BRAVA & soooo many thanks!!

  13. Love this! Pinning to my We Love Puppets Pinboard, sharing at G+ and on Facebook!

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