Whether your family has turned to homeschooling, the kids are doing blended learning, or you are simply searching for something to entertain and educate your school-age children, Woodcraft is a source for materials that you may not have considered. From birdhouse and bat house building kits to 3-D model sets that include music boxes, dinosaurs and space rovers, you’ll find a host of materials to meet STEM criteria and provide hours of enjoyment for a range of ages. Together we can create anything!
MAKE A BIRDHOUSE OR BAT HOUSE
SHACK BIRDHOUSE KIT is constructed from quality hardwood and features real Cedar shakes for the roof and trim to create windows. Paint or decorate the birdhouse to suit any style. Kit includes six precut pieces, Cedar shakes and window trim, detailed instructions, and fasteners.
BARN BIRDHOUSE KIT is constructed from quality hardwood and features real Cedar shakes for the roof and trim to create windows. Paint or decorate the birdhouse to suit any style. Kit includes seven precut pieces, Cedar shakes and window trim, detailed instructions, and fasteners.
BIRD FEEDER KIT is constructed from quality hardwood and features real Cedar shakes for the roof and trim to create windows. Paint or decorate the birdhouse to suit any style. Kit includes seven precut pieces, Cedar shakes, Plexiglas, detailed instructions, and fasteners.
BAT HOUSE KIT features a large screened landing pad, screened interior surface and echolocation slots to hold up to 20 bats. Kit is constructed from rough-sawn Cedar to provide many years of use. Kit includes eight precut pieces, fasteners, and detailed instructions.
FREE 4th AND 5th GRADE CURRICULUM
Combine the birdhouse and bat house kits above with standards-based curriculum to turn your dining room table into a classroom! Woodcraft created these materials as part of an earlier educational initiative and has now decided to resurrect them and make them available by download, free of charge. The original kits may have changed since then, but the information stands the test of time for expanding educational opportunities and learning based exploration. Enjoy!
BIRDHOUSE
This five-day lesson plan concentrates on thematic exercises related to birds living in your area, geometry, vocabulary, measurements and creative writing.
BAT HOUSE
Dispel all of the myths about bats! Your fifth graders will prepare surveys, complete data analysis and graphically represent the true facts about bats as they set out on a Bat Quest. Five-day lesson plan includes learning about wood features, an introduction to economics, technology Internet exercise, thematic reading and language arts applications.
OTHER STEM OPPORTUNITIES
Oh, the things you can build—with no tools or glue! A steampunk clock, motorcycle, treasure box, stagecoach, locomotive, boat, fire ladder truck, gramophone music box, and so much more! Building kits from UGears, Robotime and Dumas vary from 10-minute assembly time up to 15-hour assembly time. Exercise your mind, use your hands and have fun building!
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We hope you’ll be inspired!