Lever Thumb Puppets Guide
TEACHING GUIDE
Have a ball exploring engineering through kinetic puppetry! Create adorable puppet that move with simple machines. Learn to make paper levers to animate your creations - with a push of your thumb, the puppet body parts move! This guide features 10 charming puppets of varying complexity. Customize your templates and make it your own.
When you order this Guide, you’ll get a PDF one-sheet with a link and password to our Leader Portal. There you’ll find amazing digital resources for easy planning & implementation.
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Ages: K-8th Grade, Adult Makers
Time: 1-1.5 hours, (Chunk out in phases)
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Link & Password to Leader Webpage
Supply Planners & Ordering Links
PDF Templates & Handouts
Video Tutorials
Slideshow Instructions
Curricular Integrations
Scaling & Scaffolding Ideas
Trouble-Shooting Tips
Samples of Student Work
Common Core & NGSS Standards
Individual Program License
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Engineering
Simple Machines
Literacy & Storytelling
Design Process
Visual Art
