What you need in addition to choice from general resources:
- a wide selection of large-scale construction materials and recycled objects such as tyres, wheels, planks, guttering, etc
- a selection of horns, hooters or bells
Ideas for presentation
- a card from the Problem Solving bank
- a letter or card from a child in another group
- a phone call
Ideas
- Present the problem to the group of children using one of the suggested stimuli and discuss.
- Discuss the scale of the construction required and look at wheels, planks, joining and fixing systems.
- Let children decide whether to work alone, in pairs or as a group.
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