8 Great Quick-And-Easy Lego Activities And Resources To Boost Learning (And Fun) In Your Classroom
Build up children's knowledge of numbers, letters and more with everyone's favourite building blocks
- by Julie Nelson
Play is very important to children. It is through play that they learn new skills and enhance their social, mental and motor skills. And, of course, one of the most useful toys ever invented to help children in that learning process is Lego.
Created by the Danish company, the Lego Group, these colourful interlocking plastic bricks can be assembled and connected to construct objects such as buildings, vehicles, robots and so much more, enhancing children’s creativity and imagination.
So, if you want to maximise the use of Lego in helping your children’s development, read on.
1. Lego learning activities
The use of Lego as an educational learning tool is vast. It is generally used in maths, but here are some other ways to use them.
Days of the week With a marker, write down the days of the weeks on a few Lego bricks and have children stack them in the correct order. You can also use this on things like months, rainbow colours and alphabets.
Making Lego landmarks Enhance children’s knowledge of history and geography by making some of the world’s famous landmarks out of Lego. The Eiffel Tower, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Washington Monument and Stonehenge are just some you could try to re-create.
Lego Solar System Make learning about outer space and our solar system even more fun and exciting by making it out of Lego. The Sun and each of the planets will have a unique size and colour, and you can provide interesting facts about each planet as you build.
Word family Lego buildings Help your students learn to read by using ‘word families’ – groups of rhyming words your little ones to see and hear patterns in reading. If you don’t want to write directly on to the Lego, attach labels to the bricks. Encourage children to put the blocks that rhyme together in the same stack.
2. Lego learning resources
The internet offers vast information on how to be creative and productive with Lego. Here are some of the websites you should check out:
Official Lego Website The manufacturer’s website serves as a main source of information when it comes to uses and ideas of Lego. You can find a vast array of ideas and videos on how to use it, from building an Easter basket to reliving your favourite fairy-tale with Lego Bricks. It also offers a platform where you can share what you have created.
The Lego Ideas Book Unlock your imagination and create Lego masterpiece with the help of this book. It contains more than 500 fan creations where you can get your ideas from. The book is divided into six themed chapters – buildings, transport, kingdoms, space, useful makes and adventures. This is a perfect gift to all Lego fans – either young, or young at heart, who want to make their creations fun, cool and imaginative.
Lego Education YouTube Channel Lego’s official YouTube channel offers lots of videos on how Lego bricks are used in classroom activities. The channel also shows videos of educators that explain the importance of Lego education in the learning process of the children.
Lego Engineering This website is generally created to support and inspire teachers to bring Lego-based engineering to all students. The site offers vast suggestions for activities that can be used in the classroom, including engineering and robotics challenges.
Julie Nelson is a writer and editor at brickdave.com and LEGO is her passion. She has a great collection of them. It always brings joy, calmness, and relaxation to her even after a long day at work. You can visit her blog brickdave.com.
