Kids love LEGO. Let’s be honest. Also, a lot of kids are home from school right now with parents who need to work remotely at the same time. Finding ways to (quietly) entertain kids is probably going to be difficult for a lot of us. So, with that in mind, when I came up with the idea based on my own kid’s recent “I wanted to do it, so I built it” intensity, I thought, “why not try to come up with a daily challenge while we’re all home?” Basically, if I have to write it up for myself and my kiddo, I then decided, “Well, I might as well share them on GeekMom so that if other parents want to use them, they can.” Using the show LEGO Masters, my previous interactions with LEGO Education, and what I know my kid learns in school as my inspiration, I designed this LEGO MiniMasters post series.
See previous MiniMasters posts:
If you need some resources, I found elementary level and middle/high school level sources so that you can refresh your kids’ memories or give them the definitions necessary.
The Children’s Britannica has a great overview definition of ecosystem for kids, if you need to explain what an ecosystem is or want to give your kids some research.
If you’re looking for something intended for older kids, the Khan Academy “Social Institutions” lesson is a bit more in depth.
You can take the suggested “measurements” and adjust according to skill level.
With this challenge, you need to design community out of bricks and minifigures. Your community can be anywhere—space, Earth, fantasy world—that your imagination takes you.
You need to tell a story about the community and how the different members work together.
The first 30-40 minutes should be your planning phase.
This can take as long as you would like. We suggest 40-80 minutes depending on age and complexity of ecosystem.
Your build should include:
If you’d like to share your child’s builds in the comments—please do! We’d love to see them!
This post was last modified on March 16, 2020 7:41 pm
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