Lever Thumb Puppets Guide

$10.00

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.

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.

  • Ages: K-8th Grade, Adult Makers

    Time: 1-1.5 hours, (Chunk out in phases)

  • 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

  • Engineering

    Simple Machines

    Literacy & Storytelling

    Design Process

    Visual Art