Daphne Locke
Christmas Lego Activity for esl kids
sing lego is always fun the classroom. It's waterproof and easy to clean, especially these days. Recently I've asked students to make specific (difficult) objects
with lego to inspire their creativity: make a snowman! Make a candy cane! Make a Christmas tree! The children worked hard and everyone approached the activity from a different perspective. I try to give was little direction as possible in this kind of activity to encourage creativity and it's always fun to see a wide variety of different responses to the same assignment.
I tried it with elementary school-aged children, which meant their work was a little more ambitious and their used regular-sized Lego. I think it might work with smaller children using Duplo Lego, but it might be even more challenging with the larger pieces.
We often use Lego in the classroom in other ways as a structure or frame to support science projects,
marble mazes, etc.
