Snake | Jointed Animal Craft | Articulated Craft

Bring snakes to life in an innovative new way! This jointed snake craft template allows elementary students to build their own articulated paper snake that actually curves and moves like a real reptile.

The printable template pieces include interchangeable heads, pointy or rounded tails, and five identically-sized body segments that connect together through brass fasteners to create posable snakes. Simply have students color, cut out, assemble, and connect the pieces. They'll love watching their snakes twist, bend, and slither like actual reptiles!

The articulated craft is perfect for reinforcing science topics related to snake appearance, biology, behavior, and habitats. Students can manipulate and pose their jointed snakes into shapes and positions that reflect concepts being taught. The interactive learning deepens understanding and engagement.

The project also provides cross-curricular opportunities to reinforce STEAM skills like spatial reasoning, engineering design, and fine motor development required in coloring, cutting, connecting the pieces properly. Display the completed snakes along with informational reports or original habitat dioramas for an engaging, hands-on presentation of learning.

This innovative snake craft promotes creativity and imagination too, as students enjoy animating and playing with their movable reptiles. Add storytelling elements and dramatic play for even more learning extensions tying science, literacy, and arts together.

Dynamic and interactive, this jointed paper snake craft will wiggle its way into students’ hearts and minds - sparking both fun and impactful connections to key science concepts that will stick with them. Compatible for a wide elementary age-range, it is a wonderful hands-on supplement for diverse reptile-based lessons.