Hi Mark, Thanks for this great idea. Did you use the mats without the pieces? We are disassembling everything and sorting it all back into our current collection. I do teach an Intro class in which kids learn how to use the EV3 kit and it's a feeder class for our FLL team. Thanks, Elvina On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 12:07 PM Mark Fedak <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Elvina, > > I’ve used the past season’s mats to teach newcomers, and lend to students > that want to learn and practice at home in the preseason timeframe. > > This is a great help in learning simple moves like line following, > navigation, and sensing the environment. In one of my seasons of coaching I > reached out to other former coaches and collected some old mats for that > purpose. It worked very well. > > I’d also suggest saving all of the LEGO pieces for both robot building and > making accessory holders, home-base guides, etc. At the beginning of my > first coaching season I inherited a great collection of LEGO parts that > were a great help in future seasons. > > Mark > > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 3, 2019, at 8:09 AM, Elvina Tong <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Is there any use for previous challenge mats? My school is purging and > cleaning up, and I've been instructed to toss the old challenges. Students > are helping me sort any EV3 friendly pieces back into our collection. > > Is there any use for the old mats while teaching beginners? > > Thanks, > Elvina > > -- > *Elvina Tong* > Middle School Technology and Instructional Specialist > Apple Distinguished Educator > *Flint Hill School* > 703-584-2456 > > *www.flinthill.org* > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.flinthill.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=CRUkCnwDDxnqIpCXQOf6zpWJmoD4D5TmCP25KoMRasM&s=LlIm994Yf8Q34ZJPbz5-uIYPfi0MV5JnFhLLL0-KX84&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. > > -- *Elvina Tong* Middle School Technology and Instructional Specialist Apple Distinguished Educator *Flint Hill School* 703-584-2456 *www.flinthill.org* <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.flinthill.org&d=DwIFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=k6Oa5GxfBPFMgGjb2r5QIoEOeBZs9xbNIpA0kLw_kFQ&m=Bwq7bdbNfWGrkf2RvJS4xsD0Y4FiY-6xP0PVDR25KEE&s=1TUxtlfs3zdKQzyWlzBHTHYLLu9TRMGTlj9SgehXNFg&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.