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Hi, I am going to hold an afterschool enrichment class designed for 3rd to 5th graders. The organizer made a mistake of taking in a lot of 2nd graders as well. Now, the class has 8 2nd graders, 10 3rd graders, 10 4th & 5th graders. Yes, I do have (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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(...) Well, as the father of a 1st grader reading and doing match at the 3rd grade level.... I'd say let them do their best to keep up with the rest, they may just surprise you! (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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<SNIP> (...) Blast it, I meant math, not match... by typo, bad! As a side note, both my 1st and 3rd grade daughters are designing competition robots, so far the 1st graders looks more likely to be successfully competitive. (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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(...) I'd agree with the other poster, strongly dependant on the individuals. I worked with a group of 4-to-10 year olds for a couple years and got some useful stuff done. The biggest hurdle was programming - the younger kids didn't seem to have the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: suggestions on a mixture of 2nd to 5th graders
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Liz, I don't envy you. It'll be hard to keep the attention of such a diverse age group. From my experience, the 2nd and 3rd graders will be the easy ones. The 4th and 5th graders, well, I don't envy you. I am always impressed when I go to my (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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(...) Hi Elizabeth, As a favor to a community services manager I took on a class of 1st graders last year (usually I teach 3rd - 8th graders). It was a bit like hearding cats but I learned a few things from the experience. They're a bit young at (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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| | Re: suggestions on a mixture of 2nd to 5th graders
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One activity I've used w/a huge age range is "A chair for Mr. Bear" (URL) being listed as a k-2 activity, I've used it on pre-K through college level. The challenge is deceptively simple--build a chair that can survive a fall from knee height. The (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.robotics.edu)
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