https://toddlerapproved.com/easy-lego-i-spy-for-kids/ Simple hands on activities for busy parents. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:29:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://toddlerapproved.com/easy-lego-i-spy-for-kids/#comment-26 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:32:57 +0000 #comment-26 I am a retired K/1 teacher and I used Lego bricks in my classroom. "Copy Cat" was one of my favorite activities. Prepare bags of blocks containing exactly the same size, color, and type of bricks. Students play in pairs, each child with a bag. A partition is placed between the two students and one begins to build "something" describing the brick and giving directions on placement. The other child follows the directions to build an identical structure. Only verbal directions are used; no visual clues or help! This game demonstrates the need for giving clear, descriptive directions. It also improves listening and writing skills and is fun for all ages. I played it this week with my third grade grand-daughter and it took her 3 tries to give directions that were clear enough to produce the desired result. Although the bags contained 20 or so bricks, I limited the size of the structures to 10 or less bricks per round, due to time and the age of my students.
Karen

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