Lego Building Blocks: Little Builder

Unit Title: Building Blocks

Activity Name: Little Builder

Age Group: 5 to 6 years old

Goal of the Activity: (Using Blooms Taxonomy as a guide, what specific skills are you targeting). The skills I am targeting for this activity are to select, construct, explain, organize and demonstrate in their own way of making or building blocks.

Objective: At the end of the lesson the students will know how to manipulate and build a simple figure using mega blocks.

Materials Required: (All the materials need for the lesson and the reinforcement activity)

• DVD for watching Lego movie
• Mega blocks (plastic or wooden) in various shapes and sizes

Settings: (How is the classroom set up for the lesson and the activity?)

1. Gather all the materials needed for the activity.
2. Let the children sit on the floor to watch the Lego Movie.
3. After watching the movie, pause a few minutes to let the children relax and stabilize their excitement from the movie.

Procedure: (List the steps to accomplish your goal and the reinforcement activity)

1. After watching the movie, out all he materials needed for the activity (Lego blocks)
2. Let the children stay on their position and tell them about the building blocks activity. This activity is like a free play, so the children have to use their own imagination and creativity on how to manipulate and construct a figure. ( Teacher should always praise the child after they accomplish something.
3. The reinforcement activity will be focus on counting and using simple words to describe what a child can do with the blocks.

Implementing the Reinforcement Activity: (List the steps to explain the activity)

1. With the same materials and probably the same setting position, ask the children to count the blocks while building. (Use to reinforce counting and numbers). Counting can be done in group to make it more fun for them.
2. Let them describe in a simple words about their feelings while doing the activity.

Developmental Focus:  (What other areas of development does this lesson and activity cover?)

1. The lesson and activity covered in most areas of development such as fine-motor skills, physical and social skills. In addition, mathematical skills will come into as well as cognitive skills by implementing the reinforcement activity.
2. The other areas of development that are covered are social and emotional skills. This is when the children interact with each other. By doing so, they start building their self-esteem.

Extensions: (How can you extend the focus of the activity to encourage development in another area).

1. With the same set of materials and probably added some extra blocks with different figures and shapes, let the children enjoy the freedom of playing.
2. From time to time, teacher will interrupt and join the play and simply asking the children what she/he is trying to do with the blocks.
3. Always praise the child when they accomplish something, this is to boost their self-esteem.