25 Ways to Use LEGOs in Homeschooling
LEGO bricks aren’t just for playtime! Incorporate LEGO into academics with these LEGO homeschooling ideas.
Why You Should Use LEGO Bricks in Homeschooling
Kids love LEGO, from two-year-olds to teenagers. You can leverage that love into academic engagement.
So much of school work involves sitting, listening, reading, or writing.
LEGO homeschooling activities are hands-on (and appeal to kinesthetic learners).
Not only that, but LEGO bricks are versatile. You can use them in science, math, history, and writing.
Your imagination is your only limitation!
Now, with these 25 ideas for incorporating LEGO bricks into homeschooling, you have many LEGO academic activities to choose from.
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LEGO Homeschooling Activities
Peruse this list and see that you can use LEGO bricks in practically every subject!
Fractions
LEGO lends itself well to math activities.
LEGO bricks easily display fractions. Construct a tower of bricks in which one part of the shape is a different color from the rest.
What fraction of the shape is [color of choice]?
Likewise, you can use LEGO bricks to show percentages.
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
LEGO bricks are math manipulatives you already own!
You can use LEGO bricks to demonstrate addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Historical Figures
Create customized LEGO Minifigures to represent historical figures.
This will help your child retain more information about the people they read about in history.
Architectural Landmarks
Learn about landmarks by constructing LEGO versions of them.
You can buy kits of many iconic landmarks through the LEGO architecture collection.
For example, this one has the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
Engineering Principles
You can also explore the engineering principles at work in design.
Create different types of bridges with LEGO bricks to determine which is the most stable.
Spelling Practice
Is your child struggling to spell a particular word?
Have them practice spelling the word by building it from bricks.
Hands-on spelling practice almost always helps retention.
Storytelling Exercises
Build characters and a setting out of LEGO.
Have your child invent a story involving those people and places.
Physics Experiments and Demonstrations
You can demonstrate various physics principles with LEGO.
Illustrate gravity, construct a pendulum, pulley, or lever, and illustrate motion problems using LEGOs.
Art Projects
Build sculptures of LEGO bricks. You can make mini murals, stationary sculptures, or kinetic sculptures (sculptures that move).
You can assign a prompt or allow time for free expression and creativity.
Sorting
The basic math concept of sorting is easy to master with LEGO bricks.
You can sort by size or by color.
Pattern Recognition
Build a LEGO tower with patterns, and let your child determine and extend the pattern.
Problem-Solving
Create LEGO building challenges to promote problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
History Timeline
Visually illustrate a timeline of events out of LEGO.
To represent historical events and eras visually, you can use Minifigure historical figures, flags made of LEGO bricks, and structures.
Character Analysis
Create a customized Minifigure to accompany a written character analysis.
Measurement and Estimation
Practice measurement and estimation skills by building structures with specific dimensions using LEGOs.
Geography
Use LEGO bricks and base plates to create a topographical or political map.
Filmmaking
Use LEGO stop-motion animation to learn about filmmaking and storytelling.
If you need help getting started, check out this book on making movies with LEGO.
Robotics
LEGO robotics provides hands-on STEM learning.
You can start with an iPad-controlled LEGO robot.
You can also form a team with other homeschoolers to build and program a LEGO Mindstorm robot for FIRST LEGO League competitions.
Coding
If you invest in a LEGO Mindstorm robot, you can use it to teach coding concepts.
Letter Recognition
Create a LEGO alphabet for letter recognition.
You can use the letters for early literacy activities.
Learn About Other Cultures
Use LEGO sets to explore different cultures and traditions around the world.
This LEGO Duplo set helps kids learn about Chinese culture.
Lego Architecture kits (such as this one of the London skyline) help kids learn about other places.
You can even learn about history with kits like this Medieval blacksmith shop.
Spatial Reasoning
Build a LEGO maze for problem-solving and spatial reasoning practice.
Sensory Play and Fine Motor Development
Use LEGO bricks for sensory play and fine motor skill development in early childhood education.
LEGO Scavenger Hunt Review Game
Review content in a fun way by creating a LEGO photo scavenger hunt.
You provide the clues, and they construct the answer (whether it is a person, place, object, word, or number) out of LEGOs.
They photograph their creation before moving on to the next challenge.
You can use this creative review in several subjects.
Collaborative Projects
Do your kids need a lesson in teamwork?
Use LEGO challenges to teach collaboration skills among siblings or peers.
25 LEGO Homeschooling Ideas
As you can see, LEGOs are versatile items that can enhance almost any lesson.
Use them in math, history, science, writing, spelling… Use them everywhere!
Build your child’s academic skills and knowledge brick by brick with these LEGO homeschooling ideas.
