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Learning with Lego

Children are natural learners, and they learn by doing. What children consider merely play is actually a complex process of building physical and mental skills, applying logic, and making decisions through the act of hands-on play. There are many toys that will help your child work on these developmental stages, but the variety of Lego sets and their appeal to a wide range of ages (including adults!) make them a natural choice for learning toys.

Building to Learn for All Ages

Legos are available in a huge variety of sets, making them perfect both for free construction and more precise and detailed building projects. Easy to grasp, colorful, and safe, the largest sets are tailor made for toddlers, who will delight in stacking them up and knocking them down, developing eye-hand coordination, fine motor skills, and learning about logic.

Older toddlers will love being able to recognize favorites like Bob the Builder and Thomas the Tank Engine, as well as popular themes like pirates, knights, and castles.

Toddlers and preschoolers will find Lego sets that encourage imaginative play. From buildings to animals to people, these sets invite children to construct imaginary worlds and give voices to their inhabitants. Fire and police vehicles, always popular with preschoolers, encourage children to try on different roles. The combinations of blocks are endless; only a child’s imagination will limit the fantastic structures he creates. This learning by doing encourages creative expression and teaches balance and problem-solving.

As children get older, Lego offers more complex sets to suit their growing needs. Realistic mechanisms like pulleys and gears make the sets designed for six years and up fascinating studies in cause and effect and basic physics.

Following the directions with a set will develop a child’s ability to proceed with a project in an orderly way, and to follow through with a project from start to finish. If you watch a child tackle a Lego building project, you’ll be amazed at the level of concentration and attention he gives to making a three-dimensional structure from two-dimensional directions. This practice with spatial relations applications has many benefits, from math problem solving to being able to see the “big picture” of a piece of literature.

Reading

Research indicates that children who are offered a variety of reading material and the chance to choose reading material that appeals to them are more likely to become readers. Lego’s Bionicle sets allow older children to follow and participate in plotlines and stories that surround the villains and heroes they create from the building toys. While not traditional reading, but certainly one of the oldest conflicts in literature, this “good versus evil” story can be found on www.bioniclestory.com.

Not Just for Children

If you visit the Lego website at www.lego.com, you’ll find photographs of elaborate creations built by children and adults. Whether you use the simple sets designed for the six and under crowd, or the more intricate sets for older children, you may find you enjoy building along with your child. This shared creation provides common goals and interests and allows you to spend time learning with your child. There is something relaxing about the process for adults, and time spent watching your child learn is always an invaluable experience.

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