Activity

Tiger and Puppy Paper Plate Animals

Duration

45 min–1 hour
Downloads

Paper Plate Animals (PDF)
Grade Levels

Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Pre-Kindergarten
Regions

Korea
Academic Topics

Folklore & Mythology
Academic Subjects

History & Social Science, Performing Arts, Visual Arts

Detailed step for making a puppy out of a paper plate.

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Materials: One paper plate, color markers, safety scissors, pencil, and tape

Step 1: On the edge of the paper plate, draw the ears and tail of the animal with a pencil.

Step 2: Cut out the plate’s border with your ears and tail.

Step 3: Then cut out your ears and tail.

Step 4: On the middle of the plate, sketch your animal’s eyes, nose, mouth, and any other details of the face.

Step 5: Color in the face, ears, and tail.

Step 6: Tape the ears and tail to the face of your animal.

Materials: One paper plate, color markers, safety scissors, pencil, and tape

Step 1: On the edge of the paper plate, draw the ears and tail of the animal with a pencil.

Step 2: Cut out the plate’s border with your ears and tail.

Step 3: Then cut out your ears and tail.

Step 4: On the middle of the plate, sketch your animal’s eyes, nose, mouth, and any other details of the face.

Step 5: Color in the face, ears, and tail.

Step 6: Tape the ears and tail to the face of your animal.

The story “Tiger and Puppy” is about a village with five families, where a mischievous tiger would eat all the food. An unlikely hero, a small puppy, comes to the rescue and helps the villagers capture the tiger. Create your own paper plate animals to retell this Korean folktale. Click to watch the story video here.

Materials

One paper plate
Color markers
Safety scissors
Pencil
Tape

Procedure

On the edge of the paper plate, draw the ears and tail of the animal with a pencil.
Cut out the plate’s border with your ears and tail.
Then cut out your ears and tail.
On the middle of the plate, sketch your animal’s eyes, nose, mouth, and any other details of the face.
Color in the face, ears, and tail.
Tape the ears and tail to the face of your animal.

Now you can retell the story with your paper plate animal!