Homeschooling Using LEGO Bricks

Homeschoolers are amazingly creative people. We are out-of-the-box thinkers, and work to figure out how to best teach to each of our children. I’ve discovered my kids’ interest level in a lesson instantly gets a lot higher if I pull LEGO bricks into our homeschool.

Right now, I’m betting you’re asking yourself how you could possibly homeschool using LEGO products. Don’t worry! I have you covered! Check out the ideas below!

Act Out Your Homeschool Lesson with LEGO

You probably already have a giant pile of LEGO bricks in your house. Why not use them to act out scenes from a favorite book (instead of writing that book report)? Or do as we do in our homeschool—act out important events from history.

The figures and what you build do not have to be related to the topic of study. Having the wrong figures can be rather funny. My kids especially love to bring Chima figures into our LEGO history lessons.

Want to see acting out homeschool lessons with LEGO in action? Here you go:

• Paul’s Third Missionary Trip
• The Seven Years War
• Discovery of Australia
• Tale of Despereaux

Build Examples of the Lesson with LEGO Pieces

This is slightly different from the above example. In the above example, the kids are acting out what they learned and retelling it. This time they are trying to replicate something built before. This is great for geography and math.

• Make LEGO landmarks
• LEGO states

While those are geography ideas, you can also illustrate math concepts brilliantly with LEGO pieces.

• Solve for the missing addend
• Prove the Pythagorean theorem with Legos
• Place value regrouping board
• Teach fractions using LEGO
• Multiplication with LEGO

Try Some LEGO Science Experiments

I’ve been amazed how many science concepts can be tried or taught with LEGO pieces in addition to the models you can build like I mentioned up above.

• Can your LEGO building survive an earthquake
• Solar powered LEGO car
• LEGO wind car races

More LEGO Learning Resources

• The Unofficial Guide to Learning with LEGO bricks – This book comes highly recommended and covers several different subject areas
• STEAM Kids: 50+ Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math ideas – If you want to get your kids thinking differently, try this book and take your LEGO learning to a whole new level.
• Brain Power Boy– Her blog has amazing LEGO ideas.
• LEGO Homeschool Pinterest board

What are some of your favorite ways to homeschool using LEGO bricks? Share with us!