Elementary School: Tiny Houses

Design and build your own tiny-house model! The tiny-house movement is sweeping the country! Explore how and why people are building houses that take up a fraction of the space of a typical home, and then design and build your own tiny-house model.

Students will learn about architecture, social responsibility and community as they envision and design their own tiny houses.

They will use recycled and found materials to build scale models of their houses.

We will explore concepts including sustainability, functionality and how to incorporate natural light into a house design.

Students will practice math skills as they scale their models and workforce skills as they complete their projects within time constraints.

To refine their communication skills, students will present their tiny houses to the class.

The course offers an inspiring introduction for students interested in architecture and sustainable design.

The course is for students in fourth through fifth grade.