Teacher Uses LEGOs To Explain Math To Schoolchildren

Ha! That's a really smart and creative way to teach a child! Why didn't they teach us like that?!

Lego. Or Lego bricks. Not LEGOs. Just ask the company itself.

The plural of Lego is still 'Lego'... Not Legos!!

This is not new at all hello who can remember cuisenaire blocks from school in the 60's same teaching just a different version copy really

Creativity is NOT one of my strong suits. I am a story teller and my students loved this at closing time. Sometimes the buses were delayed and the ones in my line would beg for stories. This Math concept is exactly what every child could relate both tactile and relative.

BoredPanda and all of you who think every plural has an ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end... LEGO is a singular plural. You have one LEGO part, and many LEGO parts. Just like there is one sheep, and many sheep. One fish, many fish. Plus, LEGO is a trademark, so you do not pluralise it. Some things do annoy those in education. Even those of us who have our own issues with language. We tend to get even more annoyed.

Awesome idea! Beats the extra cost of plain ol' manipulatives and then the Kids can play and build with them. To the 'Lego company name' police, jeez, get a life. Who cares what their called!

I don’t understand this teaching method of fractions. I guess I’m used to learning it the old fashion way.

Too funny! This is exactly the same thing as using cuisinaire rods to teach math as was done in the early 1960's. It was abandoned not too long after as being too "cumbersome!"

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This is cool

Only was I could ever do math

This is a great idea. I also came across this fantastic video that showed how teachers are using create, design, and innovate activities to promote 21st century thinking skills for kids as young as K-3rd grade This single product will REVOLUTIONIZE the learning in your classroom. Your students will LOVE this product and BEG to do the stations every week! THAT IS A PROMISE. Innovation Stations are 21st Century Learning Centers that can be implemented in any K-3 classroom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm_kaBcPQQg

How is this new? Teachers have been using manipulatives for ages.

This is just a modern take on Cuisinaires which Australian schools used in the 60s, 70s and at some point stopped using

What a clever way to use the popular Lego movie to attract kids to Cuisenaire rods. Lego is so in right now (there is even a global shortage due to Lego's current popularity). In the 60's these were used at my husband's grade school on the West Coast and my grade school on the East Coast. We loved them. Kids are so brand conscious nowadays, and I bet it is a whole lot easier to get people to donate old Legos to a classroom than old Cuisenaire rods.

Great way to teach math to children! :)

I wish they had this when I was starting school. I would have grasped concepts much better and faster than I did through the dry workbook method. I was so lost back then.

I might say cool, if a 3d grade teacher wasn't teacher Kindergarten and 1st grade math.

With budget cuts, teachers turned to Legos along time ago to teach fractions.

This is great!! But I still feel lost....

Mmmm I’m pretty sure LEGO’s is a fine term. You see a parking lot full of one brand of cars you say “chevy’s” or “Jeeps” or “BMWs” Because that’s how English works.... it’s LEGO’s....

It's wonderful. But it's LEGO, singular and plural. Think sheep. No such things as Legos, or even LEGOs. LEGO pieces, LEGO bricks. Simples.