This book discusses innovative ways teachers can use puppets as valuable and developmentally appropriate teaching tools. Learn how puppets can support emergent literacy skills, introduce children's literature, and manage the classroom. Discover how puppets can help create lesson plans tailored to the specific needs of each class. Instructions for designing, contructing, or purchasing puppets are included, as well as how puppets can be used with children diagnosed with autism, ADD/ADHD, or a hearing or vision impairment. You'll find many practical suggestions and personal examples of how to effectively use puppets in the classroom. Written by Ingrid M. Crepeau and M. Ann Richards.