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LEGO Smart Creativity Contest Entry By Ivey Dietz, Homeschool
The teacher reads out loud a story book full of great characters. The story can be any book that the teacher already has planned to read to the class that day. As the teacher is reading the book the children are allowed to build with their bricks from the LEGO Smart kit. They are to create one of the characters that is from the book. At the end of the story the teacher has each child explain their creation and the character it was based on.
Lesson Learned: Creativity and listening skills are developed as the child creates what he hears from the teacher as she reads. Then public speaking skills are learned at the close of the project.