Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears Puppets and Reader's Theater

This product includes a reader's theater script based on the folk tale Why Mosquitoes buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aarmdema.There are also 7 print out puppets based on the illustrations of Leo and Diane Dillon. The puppets are a mosquito, a iguana, a python, a rabbit, a crow, a monkey, and an owl. The puppets come in full color and black and white.

These puppets are wonderful for literacy centers, fluency and summarizing activities. They are a great addition to a unit on folk tales.

Recommended for K-2 grade.
Can be used with common core standard
RL.2.2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.