Engineering Challenge:Can you build a car, powered by gravity, that can travel at least 100 cm without turning?Materials: (per classroom)Cardboard sheets and/or empty cardboard tubesStraws Assorted Scrap PaperMisc. craft items (beads, buttons, pipe c
It's one thing to teach concepts like characters, setting, and plot. Most kids get these without too much trouble, but it's another thing to teach your kids to find the theme of a piece of literature. This higher level thinking, much more abstract re