Home
Share on Google+

Jim Henson's Muppets

Click for a PDF (portable document format) printable version of this Every-Day Edit activity.

Scroll down or click for work sheet text and answer key.

Click for our archive of Every-Day Edit activities from previous weeks.

Click for Ideas for Using Every-Day Edit in the classroom.

Activity Key

Uncorrected Text

You probably reconize Miss Piggy, big bird, and Oscar the Grouch, but do you know Jim Henson. Henson was the man behind the Muppets. He is born in Mississippi on September 24 1936. Henson created the Muppets in 1956. He one many awards for "Sesame Street" and "The Mupet Show." Did you know that he was also the voice of Kermit the frog and Ernie! Henson died unexpectedly in 1990 at the age of 53.

Answer Key

You probably recognize Miss Piggy, Big Bird, and Oscar the Grouch, but do you know Jim Henson? Henson was the man behind the Muppets. He was born in Mississippi on September 24, 1936. Henson created the Muppets in 1956. He won many awards for "Sesame Street" and "The Muppet Show." Did you know that he was also the voice of Kermit the Frog and Ernie? Henson died unexpectedly in 1990 at the age of 53.


Article by Gary Hopkins
Education World® Editor in Chief
Copyright © 2004 Education World

08/05/2004
 

 


Related Items