We've been having a lot of fun in Lego Math. In our first class, the kids had some time to just play with their bags of Lego pieces and they built some great stuff. Then we did an activity called "Roll and Build." The kids rolled 6-sided dice to see how many pieces they could take out of their bag. They rolled multiple times and used their pieces to build unique creations. We then repeated the activity with 10-sided dice. Some of the builds included: horses, spaceships, race cars, a Pokemon gym, and a grocery store.
This last week, we made graphs using our Lego bricks. First, everyone in the class took turns rolling a die. As we rolled, we recorded the results by placing a Lego in the correct column on our graph. After recording all the numbers, we traced the bricks to finish the graph. Then we did a second graph that recorded everyone's favorite color. At the end, we answered questions about the graphs, such as "Which number was rolled the most?" and "What was the least favorite color?" (The answer to that last one was a tie: pink and yellow. I was shocked that no one chose pink.)
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