Wooden Model House Kits
Model house kits come in all shapes and sizes. This gives your students a thorough background in designing and constructing with several methods. Start simple with a one story hip roof or truss roof house. Once they’ve mastered that, let them try a two story townhouse, country house, or A-frame cabin. To really bring their model house kits to life, opt for a 3D kit which offers finished walls and roofing.
Architectural Model Building Kits
Make a house into a home by adding other residential structures such as a one or two car garage, or a utility building for the backyard. More advanced students will enjoy the complexity and challenge of architectural model building kits. With these projects, they can put together the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, or even the Chrysler Building.
Model Bridge Kits
Students can piece together many projects to create their own miniature towns. After each student completes their own house, and a thriving downtown of skyscrapers has been assembled, they can connect the different areas of their city with model bridge kits. A balsa wood bridge can bring commuters from the suburbs into downtown, or connect neighbors across bodies of water, rough terrain, or hills and valleys. Taking on a class project of this size shows kids how to work together to build an infrastructure that runs cohesively.
Other Model Building Tools
Scale model building kits can serve as a great starting point for your students. Once they get the hang of model building, they can start to explore their imaginations and design other structures. Bring in more model building tools such as extra pieces of balsa wood, miniature cinder blocks, red bricks, or a pine pallet to store and transport it all. You can even get refills for your model house kits as you move on to other classes.
All the Scale Modeling Supplies You Need
Scale model building kits are a great way to get started with design, architecture, and construction lessons in the classroom. We also offer a wide variety of scale modeling tools and supplies to keep kids creating. Supplement your collection with additional bundles of scale lumber. Students will love exploring and building all kinds of models. They might not even realize that they’re learning!
