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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...

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...

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...

Pre-build a simple LEGO model using only 5-7 elements. Divide the students into small groups of 3-4. Give verbal directions to the class on how to construct a model that looks exactly like the pre-built model. Challenge each group to brainstorm what this model could be. Have them look at it in all different...

Divide students into pairs and give each pair a set of LEGO bricks. Ask the students to build the tallest tower possible out of their bricks, in a two-minute time period. Compare the towers in the classroom and measure to determine the tallest. Variations: Make students build the towers with one hand...