Legos as a Math Center

Thomas is following the directions to build the construction site in our new Lego Juniors.

We have always had Legos as one of the choices during Activity Centers at the end of the day, but with the introduction of the new Lego Juniors, Legos are now one of our math center choices during small group math time.  We have a castle and construction sets and students can work alone or with one other student to follow the directions and build 3 different items from each set.  Using visual discrimination to work with these 3D shapes is an important skill for kindergarten students.  Creativity and open ended projects are still enjoyed during Activity Centers.