I can’t think of any toy that lends itself more completely toward the teaching of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and math) than LEGOs. Everyone is looking for more ways to teach STEM these days, why not teach STEM with LEGO® learning? You can do this — and you will be the hero of your school day with these fun lego-inspired activities to inspire your kids.
You might also like this HUGE list of Free LEGO printables.
Teaching STEM with LEGO Learning: Science
When LEGO Men Fly from Encouraging Moms at Home
LEGO Chemistry Lesson with Student Pages From MIT (these MIT lessons and pages are beautiful!)
Photosynthesis Lesson Plans with Student Handouts from MIT
Understanding Air Lesson Plan with Student Handouts from MIT
Teaching STEM with LEGO Learning: Technology
Lesson Plans and Worksheets from LEGO and NASA at LEGO Space
Teaching STEM with LEGO Learning: Technology
LEGO Robotics Teaching Resources from Texas Tech University
Make your own LEGO flashlight! (Fun lesson for boys.)
The 7 Most Ridiculously Advanced Machines Built Out of LEGOs
Teaching STEM with LEGO Learning: Engineering
LEGO Engineering at LEGOEngineering.com
Teaching Stem with LEGO Learning: Math
LEGO Math Counting
Counting and Subitizing (counting at a glance) Practice for PRE-K from No Time For Flashcards
Counting and Measuring with LEGOs from The Imagination Tree
Counting by Tens with LEGOs from Teachers of Good Things
LEGO Math Playdough Mats from Encouraging Moms at Home
LEGO Math Basic Skills
Learning Symmetry with LEGOs and Butterflies from Fun At Home With Kids
Greater Than/Less Than from One Perfect Day Blog
Patterning with LEGO Math from Tutor House
Word Problem Skills from Frugal Fun 4 Boys
Learning Patterns with LEGO from Learning Play At Home
Place Value and More from Boy Mama Teacher Mama
LEGO Math Addition and Subtraction
Double Digit Addition and Subtraction with LEGO Bricks from Real Life Home
LEGO Man Addition/Subtraction Game from Tales from a K Classroom
How to Teach Math Facts with LEGOs from Teachers of Good Things
LEGO Color-By-Number “3” Facts from Encouraging Moms At Home
LEGO Color-By-Number “4” Facts from Encouraging Moms At Home
LEGO Math Multiplication
Getting Ready for Multiplication from Frugal Fun 4 Boys
LEGO Mean Median Mode Range from E is for Explore
LEGO Multiplication Groups of and Arrays from E is for Explore
LEGO Multiplication from Milk and Cookie
Multiplying with LEGO Bricks from Great Peace Academy
LEGO Math Division
Using LEGOs to Build Math Concepts from Scholastic (more than just division here, lots of ideas for upper level elementary and junior high!)
LEGO Math Fractions
LEGO Math Ideas (Fractions) from Tutor House
Teach Ratios with LEGO Bricks from Tutor House
LEGO Math Measurements
How Many LEGOs does it weigh? from Frugal Fun 4 Boys
LEGO Geometry from E is for Explore
LEGO Graphing from A Day in First Grade
LEGO Algebra
Pythagorean Theorem with LEGOs (videos and pictures in Spanish, with Printable but self-explanatory).
LEGO Math Probability Explained from Spiked Math — Fun!
The best LEGO sets for teaching STEM with LEGO learning:
LEGO Technic Power Function Accessory box (make robots out of your LEGOs)
LEGO Master Builder Set (Robot and Micro Designer)
LEGO Wheels from LEGO Education — my kids need this!
Large Building Plates Set from LEGO Education — this is a great value!
LEGO Mindstorms EV3 from LEGO Education — Jonathan is ready for this now.
LEGO Kingdoms Chess Set from LEGO Education — we have this and it is a favorite chess set.
LEGO Numbers and Mosaics Duplo from LEGO Education — oh my!
The Best LEGO books for teaching STEM with LEGO Learning:
Making Music with NXT (LEGO Mindstorms) by Dr. Damien Kee
The LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Laboratory: Build, Program, and Experiment with Five Wicked Cool Robots! by Danielle Benedettelli
Getting Started with LEGO Robotics: A Guide for the K-12 Educator
Winning Design!: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT Design Patterns for Fun and Competition by James Jeffrey Trobaugh
Beautiful Lego by Mike Doyle (My boys of all ages continue to be inspired by this book and the next.)
Lego Space: Building the Future by Peter Reid and Tim Goddard
Minifigure Customization: Populate Your World by Jared Burks
Minifigure Customization: Why Live in A Box? by Jared Burks
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jackie says
December 30, 2014 at 9:11 AMLove these ideas! And that we have the supplies already 🙂
Happy New Year!
Amy Blevins says
December 30, 2014 at 11:07 AMThank you so much! You have a Happy New year too. 🙂
Pam says
July 5, 2017 at 7:35 AMHi – Trying to pin this posting, and I’m getting an error message: “Sorry, this site doesn’t allow you to save pins.” Is this intentional?
Thanks,
Pam
Amy Blevins says
July 5, 2017 at 10:23 AMNo – you are absolutely allowed to save pins. This glitch was caused a few weeks ago with a WordPress update and I have let both my host and Pinterest know but so far no updated patch has been released. I know my blog is not the only one experiencing problems, and at this point, sadly, there is nothing I can do about it. 🙁 Here is a pin of it you can repin: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/ARDcsEWpggmXeoxnBsncz1cD5QqJuiCNGzW15O0B-uonErjYmK9BYXw/
Noah Douglas says
January 24, 2018 at 1:04 AMGreat ideas for lego development. Thanks for these interesting ideas which are useful for my toddlers to build their own projects.