Modern Homeschool Today

    Lego is a huge part of my boy's lives and their love for it continues to change and grow in complexity as they get older. My kids loves the free play of the normal Lego blocks but are also developing an interest in the assemble kits. "Mum, Can I please get the Lego star wars deathstar? It's only $400...."   I've always known that Lego is 'good' for kids, for their developing creativity, problem solving and more. These reasons are more than enough motivation to encourage the use of Lego in our homeschool.   Why Use Lego In Home Education?     1. Kids love Lego, it's fun and motivating!   As delight-directed homeschoolers, I love using my children's interests and passions to impart different skills and knowledge. Lego is something I have used many a time to teach mathematical concepts, physics, engineering and even literacy. When a child is interested in a topic they have a motivation, a desire to learn a...

  We love lego in our homeschooling household! This creation took two of my boys over an hour to construct. I'm not entirely sure what it is but hey, it looks great! Lego is a brilliant teaching tool whether it be megabloks (as pictured), duplo, lego or any other imitation lego brand. It teaches skills that overlap every curriculum area and can be used in hundreds of different ways. Here are some of the ways we use lego with our kids aged 0 - 6. Lego for maths Sorting & classifying (e.g colour, shape, size) Measurement (e.g line up or stack different sized blocks, measure & record results) Words such as length, width, tall, short, wide,  Patterning Counting and ordering (e.g groups to find the largest group) Addition and Subtraction I also discovered these lego worksheets for simple addition and subtraction.   Lego for creativity & art With normal lego bricks the creative possibilities are endless Creativity and allowing crea...