Tom Snyder Productions

Community Construction Kit

For Grades 2 – 6
Community Construction KitCommunity Construction Kit

Design, print, and construct your own 3D communities!

This easy-to-use tool enables students to design buildings on the computer and then print and construct their own 3D models. Students can create historical, contemporary, or imaginary communities.

Product Features

  • Medieval, Native American, Colonial, and Contemporary building sets
  • Hundreds of authentic architectural elements and 38 unique building shapes let you create an endless variety of original buildings
  • Over 30 ready-made buildings provide models and inspiration
  • Dozens of printable people, animals and objects to complete your communities
  • Classroom activities that support social studies, math, language arts and other curriculum objectives
  • Cut by hand OR send to Silhouette SD or CAMEO™ electronic tools to automatically fabricate cut & fold lines — a friendly onramp to the STEM MakeToLearn project

Meets State and National Standards


Your students will:

  • Learn about contemporary and historical cultures and communities
  • Work with simple and complex geometric shapes
  • Develop 2D and 3D visualization skills that support the STEM curriculum
  • Develop 21st Century Skills including creativity, collaboration and research
  • Communicate their understanding of history in visual form
Peggy Healy Stearns, Ph.D.

Peggy Healy Stearns, Ph.D.

Peggy's innovative designs and intimate understanding of how to engage and teach children are reflected in this and other award-winning software programs she has developed. Read more about Peggy on our Authors page.


Neighborhood MapMachine 2.0

Neighborhood MapMachine 2.0

This perfect complement to Community Construction Kit lets students design original maps for their 3D communities.