Grab some design books, and start building. I usually start my rookies with a pre-designed robot (i.e. the instructional builds), and let them work from there...it's a great way to learn solid build techniques. Go through some programming challenges to learn little things that will help you learn. Start small, and avoid being overly ambitious. Maybe try a sumobot challenge as a way to get the kids excited, and your feet wet. Useful tips: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cpschools.com_Schools_WBI_Designing-5Ffor-5FFLL-5Fwith-5FLEGO-2D-2520Hints-5Fand-5FTips.pdf&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=WfO96OXFAPZr0SCmFCDN5_Ra0nHn5gcX1wP-Ep1vvKE&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ev3lessons.com_resources.html&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=JumS4jbBTaFwKEmSrqNjkb5vMr9BUTljhMjABeQIEo4&e= Sumobot rules: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__robogames.net_rules_all-2Dsumo.php&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=TET37n6JhKuOp2g1AsN8IJl-J8RhewANh6mSSciKQ4M&e= We're available is you need any help! On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 10:50 PM, Coordinator <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This is the first year that our school's team here at Hunters Woods ES in > Reston is meeting during the off-season. > > We'd like to talk to someone with more experience about the best ways to > use the time. We are meeting once a week and we have mostly rookies with > little or no experience in building and programming. > > Thank you > > Fabiana > > -- > HW Lego League Coordinator > ------------------------------ > To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit > https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or > leave the list". > VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. > Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-announcements-l.html to > subscribe. -- Shari Robinson Head Coach Lord of the Bricks Robotics FIRST Tech Challenge Team 7039 FIRST Lego League Team 9076 Jr. FIRST Lego League Team 933 lordofthebricks.wildapricot.org lordofthebricks.webs.com Facebook: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_pages_Lord-2Dof-2Dthe-2DBricks-2DFIRST-2DTech-2DChallenge-2DTeam&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=XS-_xtwL4rkEu7FaThoHLBbPRDTqWYk5XiBGUDY-Pt4&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_LordoftheBricksFLL&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=AmlfF189N8Dbf2OKKN9IJTvl2-8gTh99niBQjPqeEd8&e= Twitter: @LordoftheBricks YouTube: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_channel_UCr83o3A2-5F-5FpfcSRZg5z7zfw&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=6b8QVV-yZriO4Rivv97u77TmXKpqCYO-vaqTc1aqusA&e= Homeschool Resources Group 2323 Westwood Ave Richmond, VA 23230 804-410-4474 www.HomeschoolResourcesGroup.org Facebook: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_HomeschoolResourcesGroup&d=BQIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=J5fb0ELkRoh7TzAGYz99sSMvB-c7i4AC0HDT2OVPrww&m=OAm2tL9YsqUTzjiKE-F9VNYVG2eW22eWNqTUMCNFHqY&s=hcRK9ya3dMXymsLrl1WS1uHb0fQwrVeocDTz535hahE&e= -- To UNSUBSCRIBE or CHANGE your settings, please visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-l.html and select "Join or leave the list". -- VADCFLL administrative announcements are sent via VADCFLL-ANNOUNCEMENTS-L. Visit https://listserv.jmu.edu/archives/vadcfll-ANNOUNCEMENTS-l.html to subscribe.