LEGOs have long been a popular toy among kids, but the educational benefits they also provide are being recognized now perhaps more than they ever have before. Using LEGOs, kids can learn about crucial STEM concepts, like engineering, problem solving, collaboration, and trial and error. When you stop and think about it, the activities students can take part in using LEGOs are very much in line with current educational standards—especially those that deal with STEM. Now, there’s a new option for teaching engineering in early education. The STEM kits from BrickLAB are packed with legitimate opportunities and now available on our store!
These days, students need to know a number of skills in order to be fully Future Ready. So, they need to start learning them earlier than ever. That's perfect because, with the BrickLAB kits, they can do both! Among the various BrickLAB sets, which have JUST been added to our store, students as young as six years old can learn key 21st century skills while they explore collaboratively through guided experimentation!
Get to know the BrickLAB STEM kits.
Right now, we have three BrickLAB kits on our store and may be adding more in the future. As of now, we’re carrying the Core Set, Tech Set, and STEM Foundations Set. These kits can be used by students in K-6 classrooms and each come with curriculum guides and educator inspiration to be sure everyone is using them effectively. With these standards-aligned kits, students can learn key 21st century concepts, like communication, problem solving, engineering, design thinking, and a bunch more. Plus, the lessons each incorporate these concepts so kids can start building a STEM foundation in the early grades! Let’s take a quick look at what can be done with each set.
Using the BrickLAB Core Set, students as young as six years old can start building a STEM foundation by focusing on some of the most important real-world skills in an age-appropriate way. Based on a PBL approach, the Core Set helps educators facilitate meaningful classroom activities that increase retention and ramp up the fun! The included curriculum guide is aligned with national standards and perfect for teaching vital concepts in science, math, social studies, and literacy. The easy-to-use bricks in the box encourage hands-on thinking and creativity among students and inspire them to turn ideas into 3-dimensional objects! With over 6,500 bricks in the kit, the Core Set is sure to reinforce key early literacies and help students build a foundation for future STEM success!
Opportunities for more in-depth MakerEd.
The BrickLAB Tech Set includes over 6,000 building bricks and comes with a complete curriculum so teachers can lead innovative engineering from start to finish! Compatible with national education standards, the Tech Set provides opportunities for authentic discovery and collaboration as students bolster their technological literacy. They’ll also learn more about what technology truly is and how meaningful it can be in a modern society. With enough components to support up to 30 students, the Tech Set is the perfect addition to any Early Ed STEM program! If you want to encourage student growth and catalyze their creativity, the project plans in this kit are ideal for getting started with foundational STEM lessons for students!
Finally, the BrickLAB STEM Foundations Set cements itself as an in-class, afterschool, or at-home development kit for kids. Using hands-on, guided projects, this kit is ideal for teaching the basics of engineering, physics, math, and even communication to students as young as eight years old. The hundreds of bricks in the kit are designed to inspire kids to think in new ways, leveraging experiential activities to complete curricular requirements. The STEM Foundations Set aligns with Technological Literacy standards and is a great way for educators to reinforce key concepts. Ready to use in your educational environment immediately, the STEM Foundations Set complements experiential learning with curricular connections that support up to 30 students!
Each kit offers exciting opportunities for kids to play and learn while they build STEM skills and the curriculum guides are great for making things easier on educators. Plus, every experience is aligned with the latest educational standards! To add one of the BrickLAB kits to your classroom, click below to visit the Eduporium store!
