Jr.FLL teams are small teams of small students. As such, they are usually formed in schools, home based groups, community groups, churches, or just about anywhere else that has 3-6 students who are all 6-9 yrs old. We use the terms Coach and Mentor rather interchangeably at this level.  

Mentoring a Jr.FLL team is a fun and exciting task. This program, which is intentionally designed to be low overhead and low budget, gives your students an opportunity to be involved in a research project that will be presented to a group of project review judges. Your team of 3-6 students will research a project and create a 'Show Me' poster display board to tell the reviewers about the results of their learning. In addition, they will demonstrate some aspect of their research by creating a LEGO based model of the research.

To be a mentor for Jr.FLL, you should be prepared to

• Spend a few hours helping 6-9 yr old students how to find and learn about the subject.
• Work together with your team to plan a strategy on your presentation board
• Work together with your team to plan a LEGO model of their research
• Most Jr.FLL teams require about 10-20 hours of meeting / planning / building time