Hi Bernie, Sorry to be so slow in answering. I suggest trying to find out some of the things that the teacher and school are already focusing on and relate your use of Sugar to those. Often, the teacher, grade or school will have some area of instruction that they are trying to improve. Research shows that schools with instructional coherence perform better then those with lots of interesting programs that don't fit together. Sugar can be used to deepen instruction in almost any area. So many things are sold to schools as stand alone programs that the teachers may be initially confused by this approach but, I've found that once they understand what you are trying to do, they are very interested and receptive. Once you find out what the class is already doing, come back to the list and we can all help you brainstorm some good Sugar activities that will deepen the student's thinking on the topic. You don't want to introduce too many activites at first, but I think you also want teachers to understand that there are many activities available. Good luck! Caroline <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Bernie Innocenti <<a href="mailto:bernie@codewiz.org">bernie@codewiz.org</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> There's a possibility for a class of five graders in Florence to pilot SoaS next year. Our friends of OLPC Italia came up with a good question: how would an introductory class for Sugar work in practice? Both teachers and kids will be present to learn simultaneously, which makes things more interesting. Who actually went through such experience already? How was the class organized? What materials were used? And, more importantly, ware there any issues to watch out for? -- // Bernie Innocenti - <a href="http://codewiz.org/" target="_blank">http://codewiz.org/</a> \X/ Sugar Labs - <a href="http://sugarlabs.org/" target="_blank">http://sugarlabs.org/</a> _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> </blockquote></div> -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove Caroline@SolutionGrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax