Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Lego Block Coding

Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Lego Block Coding

STEM

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Suggested AdaptationS

Check out our guide to adaptations. Adapt for environment, materials, instruction.

General Guide to Adaptations

Description

Lego blocks are excellent materials to target STEM activities with young children. Children can create, build, and imitate structures AND put together Lego block patterns and sequences. Children will have fun interpreting the codes and putting the movements and sounds together!

Environment

  • Minimize distracting sounds and activities
  • Set up activity where children can find and access it

Materials

  • Use large blocks that are easier to grasp and manipulate
  • Use blocks are bright with contrasting colors and sizes so that children can differentiate

Instruction

  • Model a few sequences and help the children imitate
  • Provide prompts to help children develop a sequence

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