Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup

Make phonics fun with ‘Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup’, a playful puppet adventure focused on the letter C and its sound.

Children can use their 26 printable animal finger puppets to act out the story while practising C words such as Coco, Cat, Cup, Colourful, Clue, Creek, Catch and Clap.

A fun, hands-on way to build early phonics skills through storytelling, imagination and play!

Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup – Printable Phonics Finger Puppet Play

Make learning the letter C fun, playful and hands-on with 'Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup', a delightful printable puppet play from the Little Phonics Adventures collection.

Designed for children aged 3–8, this engaging story combines phonics, storytelling, imaginative play and finger puppets to help children practise the letter C and its beginning sound.

Coco Cat's colourful cup goes missing, and her animal friends set off on a fun adventure to follow the clues and find it.

Along the way, children hear and practise lots of simple C words, making phonics learning feel like part of the story rather than a formal lesson.

A Fun Letter C Adventure

Coco Cat has a colourful cup — but suddenly, it's gone!

With the help of her Little Phonics Adventures friends, Coco follows colourful clues through the countryside until they finally discover her missing cup.

Throughout the story, children are encouraged to listen for and repeat C words including:

Coco • Cat • Cup • Colourful • Clue • Creek • Cottage • Cart • Catch • Careful • Circle • Clap • Celebrate • Clever

The repetition makes it easy for children to join in and practise the /k/ sound represented by C in these words.

Designed for Puppet Play

This resource has been created specifically for interactive puppet play, rather than simply being a story to read.

Children can hold their finger puppets, speak the characters' lines, follow the action and help Coco solve the mystery of her missing cup.

The simple dialogue and short scenes make the story easy to read aloud and enjoyable for young children to perform themselves.

What's Included

26 Printable Animal Finger Puppets

Your pack includes the complete Little Phonics Adventures A–Z finger puppet collection, giving children a character for every letter of the alphabet:

Annie Axolotl • Benny Bat • Coco Cat • Daisy Dog • Eddie Elephant • Freddie Frog • Gigi Gazelle • Harry Horse • Izzy Ibis • Jasper Jaguar • Kiki Koala • Lola Lobster • Milo Meerkat • Nellie Narwhal • Oscar Okapi • Pippa Penguin • Quincy Quokka • Rosie Racoon • Sunny Squirrel • Tilly Tortoise • Ulysses Unau • Violet Vulture • Wally Warthog • Xavier X-Ray Fish • Yuki Yak • Ziggy Zebra

Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup Puppet Play

Also included is the 'Coco Cat and the Colourful Cup' printable puppet play script, featuring all of the Little Phonics Adventures friends.

The story includes simple dialogue, repetition and plenty of opportunities to practise C words and the /k/ sound.

Early Literacy Skills

While children are enjoying the story, they are also developing important early literacy and communication skills, including:

• Letter recognition
• Beginning sound awareness
• Phonics
• Vocabulary development
• Listening skills
• Oral language
• Story comprehension
• Sequencing
• Turn-taking
• Speaking and confidence
• Imaginative play
• Social interaction

Learning Through Play

Puppet play gives children the opportunity to move, talk, listen, imagine and participate.

Instead of simply hearing about the letter C, children become part of Coco's adventure.

They can repeat C words, act out the story and use the puppets to create their own stories and conversations.

The gentle message of the story also encourages children to work together, help their friends and celebrate their success together.

Perfect For

This printable puppet play is ideal for:

• Preschool and kindergarten
• Early primary learners
• Phonics practice at home
• Homeschooling
• Early childhood classrooms
• Literacy centres
• Small-group activities
• One-on-one learning
• Storytime
• Puppet play
• Imaginative play

Use it as part of a phonics lesson, a literacy activity or simply as a fun screen-free storytelling experience.

Little Phonics Adventures

Little Phonics Adventures makes early phonics learning playful with adorable animal characters, simple stories and hands-on activities.

Follow Coco Cat and her friends as they explore the alphabet, one letter and one phonics adventure at a time!