Definition of Cooperation for 4 - 7 year olds: Cooperation happens when two or more people help each other to make something good happen. It can also apply to animals or parts of a whole that need each other and work together.  An example of this is the human body – all the parts work together to make you healthy.

In a nutshell:

Together we can do more. 

Lesson Objectives:

1. When students start to get too frustrated with competitive activities,  they will be more likely to try to be a good sport, realizing that having a bad attitude isn’t any fun.  

2. Teachers can guide students to try some of the maker activities described at the end of the book. 

Guiding Questions:

1. What does a “boxitect” like to do? 

2. Describe what children do at Meg’s maker school. 

3. Why do you think Meg didn’t like Simone at first? 

4. What was the rule they had to follow for the Maker Match and why was that so hard for Meg and Simone? 

5. Describe what happened when Meg and Simone started their project. 

6. What did the “boxitects” decide to do after their structure crashed? 

7. Do you think Meg and Simone could have decided to be friends when Simone first joined the class? Why or why not? 

8. Are you friends with someone now that you didn’t like at first? If so, how did you become friends? 

9. What does being a “good sport” mean to you? When someone’s not a good sport how does it make you feel?

10. Have you ever made something with another person? If so, what was it and did both of you enjoy it?