One struggle I have had as a homeschooling mom is getting my very wiggly boys interested in any kind of literature. They’d much rather be wrestling than sit and listen to a story. One day I thought, “What the hey? Why should they have to sit still for a story when they could act it out instead?”
Great thought, except for how shy the boys are about performing.
And then there’s the wrestling issue. 
Crops up when I least expect it.
Having them act out the story with puppets is a great solution. It gets the boys physically involved and they are motivated to listen more closely to the original story so as to learn the plot. If we take a little creative license with things during the performance, well….that just adds to the fun, right?
