You need to be really firm about pupil movement around the space you’re using with LEGO parts! I use hula-hoops placed around the hall with big gaps between them. This helps keep the kits organised so that, combined, the model and the kit = a full construction kit. Whenever I need everyone’s attention, or if we’ll be working on the same model a few weeks in a row, we park the robots in their baskets on top of the construction kit boxes. I also arranged space in the classroom for a ‘robot parking lot’.

I’ve assigned each pair of pupils a LEGO WeDo Construction kit and a labelled basket for their models.

I’ve found it’s much better to work on the floor to prevent bouncing bricks, so book out the school hall if you can or clear your classroom of desks. I admit to a rising sense of panic as I approached my first session: young children, small LEGO parts, computers and stuff that moves! However, we’ve been having a great time and thought I’d share some of the practises I’ve found necessary to manage these very active learning lessons.įirst of all, get organised before each session. I recently published two new 4-6 week physical programming units to iCompute’s Key Stage 2 scheme of work which I blogged about in my post Teach Programming with LEGO™ WeDo

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