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Monday, February 11, 2008 4:08 PM

Letters and Sounds

This activity can be completed with either home-made or store-bought alphabet flashcards. To begin each student is given an ample amount of bricks. When ready the teacher shuffles the flashcards and randomly selects one from the deck. The teacher presents the card to the class and asks the class to make the sound that particular letter makes. Remember: vowels and some special consonants are capable of making more than one sound and students need to be reminded about these unique cases. When the letter...
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Friday, February 08, 2008 3:18 PM

What's the Chance?

The teacher should divide the students into groups of two. Each group should be given a brown paper bag filled with one blue brick, two green bricks, three red bricks, and four yellow bricks. Once the students have received their bag, the teacher should point out the contents within. Instruct Student A to close their eyes. Student B should then shake the bag. When finished, Student A will reach in the bag and grab one brick. Student A will then record the color of brick they picked on a sheet of...
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Friday, February 08, 2008 12:55 PM

The Importance of Description

All students should be given the same set and amount of bricks. The teacher should build a model using the given brick set, but keep the finished product hidden from the students until the end of the activity. When the students are ready the teacher will proceed by giving verbal directions on how to build the model he/she already constructed. However, there is a catch! The teacher should only use vague directions. For example, instruct the students to put the green brick on top of the yellow brick...
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Monday, January 28, 2008 2:33 PM

The Longest Caterpillar

All students should be given the same set and amount of bricks. After this, instruct them to build the longest possible caterpillar out of the given brick set. When the students have completed this task, decide upon a way of measuring how long each caterpillar is (draw on a piece of paper, trace around and cut out, count studs, etc.). The students should then compare their designs to those of their peers. Are there any ways in which the models could be improved to make the caterpillars even longer...
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Friday, January 04, 2008 3:56 PM

Riddles and Rhymes

Let the student's imaginations run free as they are allowed to build a model of any real-life object of their choice. When each student has finished building, inform the class that everyone is now to create a riddle or a rhyme that gives clues as to what their completed model is. Example: It is big It lives in the water It rhymes with pail What is it? (It is a whale!) Each student then shares his or her model and riddle with the class or a group. The riddles should allow the other students to...
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Thursday, November 01, 2007 1:30 PM

Alien Discovery

Hide a pre-built LEGO alien model within the room. Divide the students into groups of four. Two on each team will be the “builders”. One team member will be the “purchasing agent” and the final member will be the “architect or engineer”. Purchasing agent: This team member will observe the hidden alien and report back to the team describing the elements needed to build the alien. The purchasing agent may not touch the elements, everything must remain verbal (it may be a good idea to have the agent...
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