12/22/2025
Some silly but very smart puppets helped teach students at Maplewood a fun science lesson today about how the brain, heart, lungs, and digestive system work hard together to keep our bodies healthy. Ventriloquist, puppeteer, and musician Steve Petra uses all those talents in his show called âItâs Alive!â to bring the heart, lungs, brain, and stomach to life as puppets to explain how they work. Maplewoodâs 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders laughed, clapped, and sang while they also learned important facts about how the brain delivers messages to the body, how the heart pumps blood, and how long the small intestines are! Some students even got the chance to get up on stage and help. Thanks to Maplewoodâs PTA for bringing this engaging show to our students, and to Petra Puppets for making learning so much fun!