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Famous Figures of the Early Modern Era
Make your own articulated puppets of the famous people of history with Famous Figures of the Early Modern Era! First, cut out the arms, legs, and body parts. Then put them together with a hole punch and mini brads to make a paper doll that moves. Use your imagination to make them move and come to life with the stories of history.
Inspire your child with this fun history craft. Perfect for eager children who want more hands-on activities and love crafts and storytelling. You can also use them to motivate reluctant learners. Add this Early Modern history activity to your homeschool history lesson. Or, have your child make the paper dolls while reading a biography. Another idea is to have your child narrate what they have learned about the person whose puppet they have made. A great hands-on craft and history project for elementary kids.
Make 21 Articulated Puppets from the Early Modern Era
The 21 famous people in this book come in two versions: one colored and one to color. The card stock pages make sturdy paper dolls wearing historically accurate costumes. You may laminate the pages before cutting them out to strengthen them for younger children. We label the back of each paper doll with a letter key for easy identification and assembly. Cut out the pieces. Use a 1/8? round hole punch to form a hole at each joint. Finally, place a mini brad through the joint hole and you have a moving historical character!
Includes Facts and a Reading List
There is a brief description of each person at the beginning of the book, along with a list of books to read aloud. Read to your children while they make articulated puppets of the famous people from the early modern era. You may use these historical paper dolls with biographies, with lap books, as a unit study, on a timeline, or with any early modern era history curriculum. Hours of fun and educational play for hands-on learners. Learn while telling the stories of history and playing with paper dolls from Famous Figures of the Early Modern Era!
About the author
Cathy Diez-Luckie brings the past alive by integrating art and history in her award-winning activity books for children. Movable action figures captivate and engage children as they learn about the great figures of history. Diez-Luckie's art has appeared nationally and internationally in numerous illustrated reference books, children's books, and magazines. Trained at the Toledo Museum of Art and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, she also holds a graduate degree from Stanford University. She lives in Bellingham, WA, with her husband and children, who happily test-drive her movable figure prototypes.
