Educational Focus Areas

Building, Imagination, Engineering, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Collaboration, fine and gross motor skills, visual motor skills, social skills

Description

A kid favorite, our Giant Legos also help children develop essential critical thinking and math skills.  The mission of LEGO’s is to “Inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow” by helping children to think creatively, reason systematically and release their potential to shape their own future - experiencing the endless human possibility. By enlarging the blocks, we allow kids to connect the inspirational and creative power of LEGOs with kinesthetic and gross motor learning- integrating important childhood learning domains.  Kids learn to think strategically and collaboratively while building large creations of their own designs!

Age Level

2 and up

Adaptations:

PBS Connection: Mixed-Media Art | PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC®

https://wqed.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ruffruffman-sci-hamsterrun/hamster-run/#.XhOc4lVKi70

Use the engineering design process to build, test, and redesign structures to help the hamsters reach their food in this structural science game from The Ruff Ruffman Show.

Extensions

• Children create various buildings, natural landscapes throughout Beaver County with blocks
• Geography connection-Children try to recreate various skyscrapers and wonders around the world