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Purple Octopus

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Massachusetts, United States
About the store
Hi, I'm Hanna, an early childhood teacher who loves making your day a little easier and a lot more joyful! For over 15 years, I've learned and taught alongside children and fellow educators in Germany, England, Dubai, and the United States. Today, I support teachers as a Program Coordinator and create hands-on activities for toddlers through kindergarten. Every resource in my store is teacher-made and shaped by real classroom experiences.
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Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Very Hungry Caterpillar

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Purple Octopus
The teacher-created Very Hungry Caterpillar printable puppets are perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten literacy centers. This low-prep storytelling and sequencing activity supports vocabulary building, fine motor skills, and butterfly life cycle learning through hands-on crafts, dramatic play, and more! 📦 What you'll receive:25 printable puppets including characters and food itemsFull-color version to print and useBlack-and-white version to cut, color, and decorateTeacher guide with
Preview of Kindness, friendship story retelling craft puppets | The Rainbow Fish | SEL art

Kindness, friendship story retelling craft puppets | The Rainbow Fish | SEL art

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Bring storytelling to life with story retelling craft puppets inspired by The Rainbow Fish! Children color, cut, and glue the printable characters. Ideal for dramatic play, literacy centers, and social-emotional (SEL) conversations, this hands-on activity supports kindness, sharing, and friendship while strengthening fine-motor coordination, creativity, and expressive language. 📦 What you'll receive:Rainbow FishLittle blue fishSea starOctopusSmall school of fishOcean elements (coral, cave, ocea
Preview of Printable cut-and-play story retelling craft puppets for The Mitten by Jan Brett

Printable cut-and-play story retelling craft puppets for The Mitten by Jan Brett

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Purple Octopus
Bring Jan Brett's story The Mitten to life with this adorable set of printable retelling puppets! Use these puppets to help children immerse themselves in retelling and sequencing the beloved winter tale in a fun, interactive literacy activity. 🧤 Content:10 beautifully illustrated puppets (Nicki, Baba, Mole, Rabbit, Hedgehog, Owl, Badger, Fox, Bear, and Mouse)Mitten mat background sceneStorytelling guide with cues for when to use each puppetPrintable PDF in colorEach puppet has a dotted cutti
Preview of Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle | Paper Puppets, Story Cards, Coloring Book

Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle | Paper Puppets, Story Cards, Coloring Book

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Purple Octopus
Bring the butterfly life cycle to life with this fun and hands-on Hungry Caterpillar Life Cycle Bundle! This printable bundle includes everything children need to retell, sequence, color, cut, and play while learning about caterpillars, butterflies, fruits, and the life cycle from egg to butterfly. Children can use the paper puppets, story cards, story stones, and coloring pages to build vocabulary, practice sequencing, strengthen fine motor skills, and engage in meaningful conversations about
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni

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Purple Octopus
The A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni printable puppets are perfect for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten literacy centers. This low-prep storytelling and color-matching activity supports vocabulary building, fine motor skills, color recognition, sequencing, and story comprehension through hands-on crafts, dramatic play, and more! 📦 What you'll receive: Printable retelling puppets inspired by A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni Full-color version to print, cut, and use right away Black-and-wh
Preview of The Rainbow Fish kindness craft bundle | story cards, puppets, cubby labels

The Rainbow Fish kindness craft bundle | story cards, puppets, cubby labels

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Purple Octopus
Bring kindness, sharing, and friendship to life with this engaging Rainbow Fish inspired classroom bundle for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten. This cohesive, low-prep resource combines story retelling, social-emotional learning (SEL), fine-motor development, and classroom organization into one meaningful set. 📦 Story craft puppets:Rainbow FishLittle blue fishSea starOctopusSmall school of fishOcean elements (coral, cave, ocean floor)Everything in color and black-and-white📦 Story sequencin
Preview of Snowman party bundle | Frozen-inspired crafts, snacks, decor & fine-motor fun

Snowman party bundle | Frozen-inspired crafts, snacks, decor & fine-motor fun

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Purple Octopus
Bring playful hands-on learning into your preschool, pre-K, or kindergarten classroom with a Frozen-inspired snowman party bundle! Designed for year-round use, these low-prep crafts and snack activities work beautifully for winter, Valentine, and birthday celebrations, while supporting meaningful skills, creativity, and community. 📦 What you'll receive (5 resources):Build-a-snowman treat bag snack craft (PDF)Snowman & snowgirl paper craft (PDF)Snowman snack station labels (PDF)Cut-and-wrap snow
Preview of Retelling story bundle A Color of His Own Activities cards puppets and more

Retelling story bundle A Color of His Own Activities cards puppets and more

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Purple Octopus
Description: Bring Leo Lionni’s beloved story A Color of His Own to life with this fun and hands-on activity bundle! This printable set includes 4 engaging activities in 1 and is perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, or early elementary classrooms. Children can retell the story, match colors, build fine motor skills, and explore creativity while working with familiar story characters and playful visuals. This bundle includes: 1. Paper Puppets2. Story Cards3. Puzzle Activity4. Story Rocks
Preview of Vehicles Paper Puppets Transportation Craft Activity Cars Trucks Airplane

Vehicles Paper Puppets Transportation Craft Activity Cars Trucks Airplane

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Purple Octopus
Bring transportation learning to life with these fun Vehicles Paper Puppets! This printable set includes colorful vehicle puppets and black-and-white versions for children to color, cut, and use for storytelling, dramatic play, transportation themes, and classroom centers. Children can explore different types of vehicles while building fine motor skills, vocabulary, creativity, and language development. Just print, color if using the black-and-white pages, cut out, attach to craft sticks, and p
Preview of Dinosaur Paper Puppets templates Craft Activity The Land Before Time

Dinosaur Paper Puppets templates Craft Activity The Land Before Time

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Purple Octopus
Bring some ROAR-some fun into your classroom with these Dinosaur Paper Puppets Templates! Students can print, cut, color, laminate and attach the dinosaurs to craft sticks to create their own dinosaur puppets. Use them for dramatic play, storytelling, dinosaur units, fine motor practice, centers, or a fun art activity. This resource includes colorful watercolor dinosaur puppets, black-and-white coloring versions, and extra dinosaur-themed props to help children create their own prehistoric worl
Preview of Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets Template Fairy Tale Retelling, Sequencing Cards

Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets Template Fairy Tale Retelling, Sequencing Cards

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Purple Octopus
Bring the classic fairy tale to life with these Three Little Pigs Paper Puppets! This printable puppet set is perfect for helping children retell the story, act out scenes, practice sequencing, build vocabulary, and engage in pretend play. Children can use the pig and wolf puppets, houses, doors, story props, and sequencing cards to retell the story from beginning to end. This resource includes both color versions and black-and-white outline versions so children can color, cut, glue, and cre
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Elmer

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Elmer

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Purple Octopus
Bring story time to life with these colorful paper puppets inspired by a patchwork elephant Elmer book! This printable puppet set is perfect for retelling, dramatic play, sequencing, coloring, and hands-on literacy activities. Children can print, color, cut, and attach the characters to popsicle sticks to create their own story puppets. This resource includes 22 characters by the book Elmer in both colorful and outline versions, including patchwork elephants, grey elephants, animals, a tree, ra
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Stellaluna by Janell Ca

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Stellaluna by Janell Ca

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Purple Octopus
Bring the beloved story Stellaluna by Janell Cannon to life with these printable paper puppets! This retelling set is perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, childcare, and early elementary literacy centers. This low-prep storytelling activity supports sequencing, vocabulary, comprehension, fine motor skills, dramatic play, and conversations about friendship, differences, nocturnal animals, bats, birds, and belonging. Children can cut, color, and use the puppets to retell out the story, and
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the Broom

Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the Broom

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Printable Cut-and-Play Story Retelling Craft Puppets for Room on the BroomBring Room on the Broom to life with this magical set of printable retelling puppets! Use these puppets to help children retell, sequence, and act out the beloved witch-and-friends story in a fun, interactive literacy activity. 🧙‍♀️ Content:13 beautifully illustrated story puppets and props Witch, dragon, cat, dog, bird, frog, broom, wand, cauldron, bow, fire, and more Color versions and black-and-white coloring versi
Preview of Vehicle Story Cards Transportation Vocabulary Cards  Color & B&W Printable

Vehicle Story Cards Transportation Vocabulary Cards Color & B&W Printable

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Purple Octopus
Bring transportation learning to life with these engaging Vehicle Story Cards! This printable set includes colorful vehicle cards and black-and-white coloring versions that encourage storytelling, vocabulary development, language skills, and imaginative play. Children can explore a variety of vehicles while practicing communication, sequencing, descriptive language, and early literacy skills. Use the cards for story prompts, transportation units, writing centers, dramatic play, small groups, an
Preview of Three Little Pigs Story Cards Story Retelling, Sequencing  Color & B/W Printable

Three Little Pigs Story Cards Story Retelling, Sequencing Color & B/W Printable

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Purple Octopus
Bring the classic fairy tale to life with these Three Little Pigs Story Cards! This printable story card set is perfect for helping children retell the story, sequence events, build vocabulary, and practice oral language skills. Children can use the character, setting, and prop cards to act out and retell the story of The Three Little Pigs. This resource includes both color cards and black-and-white cards so children can also color their own version. Use the cards for story retelling, seq
Preview of German Colors Retelling Cards A Color of His Own Book Companion Farben lernen

German Colors Retelling Cards A Color of His Own Book Companion Farben lernen

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Make learning German colors fun, hands-on, and story-based with these printable German Color Story Cards! This chameleon-themed resource is designed as a companion activity for A Color of His Own and is perfect for young learners beginning German vocabulary. Children can practice German color words while retelling the story, matching colors, naming animals, coloring their own cards, and building early language skills through play. The resource includes both full-color cards and black-and-w
Preview of A Color of His Own Story Cards | Printable Color Matching & Retelling Activity

A Color of His Own Story Cards | Printable Color Matching & Retelling Activity

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Purple Octopus
These A Color of His Own story cards are perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, and early literacy centers. This printable activity supports color recognition, vocabulary, storytelling, sequencing, and fine motor skills through hands-on story retelling and coloring fun. Children can use the cards to retell the story, match colors, describe animals and objects, and create their own colorful chameleon adventures. The set includes both full-color cards and black-and-white coloring cards, mak
Preview of Printable Story Sequencing Retelling Cards for Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Printable Story Sequencing Retelling Cards for Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

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Purple Octopus
Bring Stellaluna by Janell Cannon to life with these printable story sequencing cards! This retelling resource is perfect for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, childcare, homeschool, and early elementary literacy centers. This low-prep activity helps children retell the story, put events in order, build vocabulary, practice comprehension, and use first/next/then/finally language. The set includes both full-color story cards and black-and-white coloring cards, making it easy to use as a quick pr
Preview of Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Story Card for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Printable Cut-and-Play Retelling Story Card for Brown Bear, What Do You See?

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Purple Octopus
Brown Bear, Brown Bear Story Cards 🐻Bring storytelling to life with these engaging story cards inspired by the classic Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?! Perfect for helping young learners retell, sequence, and fully understand the story in a hands-on, visual way. ✨ What’s Included: 11 story cards featuring all key characters: Brown Bear, Red Bird, Yellow Duck, Blue Horse, Green Frog, Purple Cat, White Dog, Black Sheep, Goldfish, Teacher, and Children Clear, child-friendly illustration
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About the store

Experience

Hi, I'm Hanna, an early childhood teacher who loves making your day a little easier and a lot more joyful! For over 15 years, I've learned and taught alongside children and fellow educators in Germany, England, Dubai, and the United States. Today, I support teachers as a Program Coordinator and create hands-on activities for toddlers through kindergarten. Every resource in my store is teacher-made and shaped by real classroom experiences.

Teaching style

My teaching style is joyful, hands-on, and rooted in curiosity. I believe children learn best when they explore and ask questions—whether they're acting out stories, experimenting with materials, or solving problems as a team. My approach combines Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and play-based learning. I focus on early STEM, science, and coding without screens and design resources that invite thinking, conversation, and open-ended play.

Awards & shining teacher moments

One of my favorite moments was guiding a group of preschoolers as they built an ice cream delivery robot using Cubetto and recycled materials. Watching their persistence unfold was a powerful reminder of what children are capable of when given the right tools and freedom. Experiences like these inspire many of the resources in my store.

My own education history

I have a Master's degree in Education and Media with a focus on early childhood and digital learning, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education. I also completed five years of formal teacher training in Germany and continue to pursue professional development in STEM, leadership, and curriculum design.

Additional biographical information

Outside the classroom, you'll find me cycling around Boston or heading out for a run. I love connecting with teachers from around the world and sharing resources that make teaching feel inspiring and doable. I also work with educators beyond the classroom and welcome inquiries. Your reviews truly mean a lot, as they help me grow and refine resources. Thank you!