Keeping students engaged and excited about learning is sometimes a challenge. Hands-on activities are important for teaching difficult concepts to students of all ages. Using toys, building blocks, and other fun things children can relate to not only makes the learning fun for them but also helps them to remember the content.
Learning with LEGO®
Paradise Praises was recently provided a copy of The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO® – 100+ Inspiring Ideas to review. This book is full of fun and interesting projects that could be used for students in a variety of grades.
A Sampling of Projects
- Ant Life Cycle – Science
- Bodies of Water – Science, Geography
- Build a Water Dam – Engineering
- Create a Maze – Fine Motor, Puzzle Solving, Dexterity
- Insect Anatomy – Science
- Balloon Cars – Engineering, Math
- Activities are geared from toddler/preschool age to junior high/middle school age.
- 209 Pages
- Over 100 activities
- 10 Printable pages included (Extra printables included if purchased by July 12, 2016)
- Includes a wide range of activities that address Science, Geography, Engineering, Fine Motor Skills, Puzzle solving, Dexterity, Math, STEM, art, measurements, imagination, STEAM, and more.
I found the book to be a great resource of fun and engaging projects for just about every academic area you could want. Every project included materials and supplies, instructions, and pictures. There were more projects for younger students. The projects for older students were very educational and mostly STEM related. This is very helpful for homeschooled students.
You are provided with a link in the book to download the 10 printable items. The printable templates were a great help with the lessons and certainly cuts down on the prep time needed for each activity.
What do people think?
I asked several others to look through the book and give me their thoughts.
“Hands-on activities are important tools in teaching science concepts to students of all ages. The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO® – 100+ Inspiring Ideas is a great resource for activities. Some of the projects that could be used for integrating science include the Boats Experiment, Balloon Cars, Car STEM Challenge, Wind Powered Car and the Tennis Ball STEM Challenge.” Michael Smith, Retired Science Teacher.
“The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO® – 100+ Inspiring Ideas, provides so many projects for a variety of grade levels. I look forward to doing the Tessellation Puzzle and the Measuring Weight project with my kids. This book is perfect for homeschool parents. Gives great instructions and uses an everyday item that kids can relate to and enjoy using. Makes the learning more fun.” Sue Swirly, Homeschool Mom.
“I loved playing with Lego type blocks as a kid. It would have been great to have had this book when I was younger. Even better would have been if my teachers had used The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO® – 100+ Inspiring Ideas. It would have made learning fun and challenging using toys/tools I enjoyed. The Volcano and Zipline are projects I would have made in a heartbeat. And I would have had that Removable LEGO Wall on my art board or fridge.” Neal Smith, College Student.
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