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Make It Work!

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Make It Work!

Teaching packs linking repair with sustainability. Comprehensive instruction — light hands-on.

Source — Djapo, Leuven, Belgium; and Sharepair, the European Union
Age — 10 - 12 years old - Volume 1
Age — 14 - 18 years old - Volume 2
Cost — Free

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Riot Refurb 2.0

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Riot Refurb 2.0

2.0 is an updated and expanded version of their 2024 guidebook outlining how to set up an after-school program to teach students how to repair salvaged computers.

Source — Riot Refurb, South Portland High School, Maine, USA
Age — High school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


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Cultivating a Repair Mindset Toolkit


Pedagogy, teaching and learning strategies, tools, and classroom materials. Demonstrates the broad scope of teaching opportunities repair offers.

Source — Agency by Design Oakland; Maker Ed, Berkeley, California, USA
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free download, (hardcopy available at cost)

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Teaching Lamp Repair Kit

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Teaching Lamp Repair Kit

Guide for assembling a kit for teaching about repair. Teaching slide deck. Basic concepts, easy to use. Especially valuable for classrooms.

Source — Boulder U-Fix-It Clinic
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free guidelines; parts must be purchased

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Learn About Electric Circuits!

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Learn About Electric Circuits!

Slide Deck: Basics of the environmental argument for repair, Right to Repair, electric circuits, and how to repair a lamp.

Source — Kimberley Schroder, Nimble Repair
Age — Middle school and up (13 years old and up)
Cost — Free

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Team Repair

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Team Repair

Hands-on learning kits for the home and classroom, enriching science, tech, engineering and sustainability education through repair.

Source — Team Repair, UK
Age — 10 years old and up, varies by product
Cost — Varies by product

UK: subscription, purchase and classroom kits
USA and EU: for-purchase kits only

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Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity

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Product Teardown STEM Classroom Activity

Hands-on activity. Product disassembly and exploration.

Source — Team Repair
Age — 10 - 14 years old
Cost — Free

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Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit

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Berkeley Unified School District STEM / Maker Class Repair Unit

Curriculum, lesson plans and slides for teaching a one-week repair unit in a middle school STEM/Maker class.

Source — Berkeley Unified School District MakerSpaces & Climate Literacy Initiative
Age — 6th - 8th grade (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

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Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs

Take a look at Re-Thinking Repair in Maker Education Programs to see how you might bring repair into your makerspace, and get in touch if you’d like to help develop and share-out this resource.

Source — The Culture of Repair Project
Age — All ages
Cost — Free

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Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

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Fix Forward and the Fix It Cart

Lesson plans and activities, as well as building plans and supply lists for the cart

Source — Woodland Hill Montessori School, Robert C. Parker School, Rensselaer Repair Café
Age — 1st - 8th grade (ages 6 - 14)
Cost — Free

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iFixit K-12 Educator Tool Chest

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Repair-centered lessons and activities, and supplementary resources.

Source — iFixit, USA and worldwide
Age — K - 12th grade (5 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Stitching Stuffies

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Stitching Stuffies

Lesson plan and workshop guide for connecting hands-on repair and environmental awareness by guiding young children through repairing their own stuffed toys.

Source — WNC Repair Cafe, North Carolina, USA
Age — 1st - 4th grade (ages 6 - 10)
Cost — Free

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Restart at School

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Restart at School

Materials to organize and teach an after-school enrichment program, culminating in a school-sponsored community repair event.

Source — The Restart Project, London, UK
Age — 7th - 12th grade (13 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Regenerational Fashion Repair Series

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Regenerational Fashion Repair Series

These workshop materials include educational slides, lesson plans, supply lists, budget forms, templates and videos.

Source — High School of Fashion Industries (HSFI) and Repair Shop, New York, USA
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18th years old), adaptable for 6th - 8th grades (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Repair Like a Scientist

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Repair Like a Scientist

A lesson introducing learners to the molecular science behind adhesion, with reflection exercises, bringing repair and sustainability into the science classroom.

Source — Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Age — Designed for K - 8 ( 5 - 14 years old); adaptable to high school (14 - 18 years old)
Cost — Free

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Slow Fashion: Mend Don't Spend Teen Workshop

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Slow Fashion: Mend Don't Spend Teen Workshop

Teen-focused mending and clothing mods workshop for libraries and similar organizations. Includes lesson plans, suggested tools and materials.

Source — Rediscover Center, Los Angeles, California USA
Age — 9th - 12th grade (14 - 18th years old), adaptable for 6th - 8th grades (12 - 14 years old)
Cost — Free

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Another “R”: Repair!

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Another “R”: Repair!

Teacher lesson plan and student worksheets.

Source — Rethink Waste, California USA
Age — 3rd - 5th grade (9 - 11 year olds)
Cost — Free

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Malvern Hills Repair Café Education Pack

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Malvern Hills Repair Café Education Pack

Ten lesson plans tied to multiple subject areas. One hour each. Linked to Primary National Curriculum, adaptable to any school context.

Source — Malvern Hills Repair Cafe, UK
Age — Ages 10 - 11; adaptable to 7 - 14 year olds
Cost — Free

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Repair What You Wear

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Repair What You Wear

Lesson plans, learning intentions, materials required, etc. Linkages to UK national curriculum standards, adaptable to any school context.

Source — Repair What You Wear, UK
Age — Ages 6 - 18
Cost — Free

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Repair Café International

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Repair Café International

Classroom materials for a school-based community repair event.

Source — Repair Café Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Age — Elementary / Primary and middle school (6 - 8 year olds)
Cost — Sliding Scale, recommended: 25€