LEGO and math go together perfectly, and these easy-to-print and free LEGO Math challenge cards are a natural way to explore math! Kids love to build and play with LEGO! Basic bricks are fantastic for this kindergarten and early elementary LEGO math activity.
LEGO Math Printable
Grab your copy of our LEGO math challenge cards below! You can also download your copy of our travel building challenge cards here.
💡 Look for math activities at the bottom!
Print them in color or black and white. You can cut and laminate them too! Add everything to a pencil bag, and you have a great activity to toss in your bag for on the go.
YOU WILL NEED:
I suggest adding 20 bricks of each of the five basic colors to your bag or having them ready in a bin. Plus, you have an excellent number of 100 for kids to count, too!
You can purchase bricks straight from LEGO.com here, or you can buy LEGO Classic sets, like this one, which is a fantastic way to supplement your loose brick collection.
- 20 red bricks
- 20 green bricks
- 20 blue bricks
- 20 orange bricks
- 20 yellow bricks
- Printable Math Challenge Cards (see below)
This LEGO math activity will keep your kids learning and having fun while doing it! If you need to keep up skills over a school vacation or homeschool and have access to create your own learning activities, the LEGO math challenge cards will be a great addition! Add them to a hundred chart activity!
Why Use LEGO for Learning Math?
Incorporating LEGO into math lessons can make math more accessible, enjoyable, and memorable for children. It promotes a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts and encourages a positive attitude toward the subject, which can be valuable for their educational development.
Hands-On Learning: LEGO bricks provide a tangible, hands-on experience that helps children grasp abstract mathematical concepts more effectively. They can physically manipulate and arrange bricks to visualize math problems and solutions.
Engagement and Motivation: Many children find LEGO building highly engaging and enjoyable. Incorporating LEGO into math lessons can make the subject more appealing and motivate students to participate actively in their learning.
Concrete Representation: LEGO models can represent mathematical ideas and problems in a concrete way. For example, children can use bricks to represent quantities, fractions, or geometric shapes, making these concepts more accessible.
Problem Solving: LEGO encourages problem-solving and critical thinking. Kids can use bricks to solve math problems, create puzzles, or devise their own mathematical challenges, fostering a deeper understanding of math.
Visualization: LEGO can help children visualize abstract mathematical concepts like multiplication, division, and geometry. It allows them to see the relationships between numbers, shapes, and measurements.
Math in Real Life: Integrating LEGO into math lessons allows students to apply math to real-world scenarios. They can use LEGO to measure, calculate, and solve problems that they might encounter in everyday life.
More Fun Math Activities with LEGO
Printable LEGO Brick Building Project Pack
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WHAT’S INCLUDED:
- 10O+ Brick theme learning activities in an e-book guide using the bricks you have on hand! Activities include literacy, math, science, art, STEM, and more!
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- Landmark Challenge Cards: Virtual tours and facts to get kids building and exploring the world.
- Habitat Challenge Cards: Take the challenge and build your own creative animals in their habitats
- Brick theme I-Spy and Bingo games are perfect for game day!
- Screen-free coding activities with a brick theme. Learn about algorithms and binary code!
- Explore mini-fig emotions and much more.
- A complete year of Brick themed seasonal and holiday challenges and task cards
- Brick Building Early learning pack filled with letters, numbers, and shapes!
I work with pre k-5 th grade as a resource teacher in math and reading
Hi, I am trying to download these, but once I answer that I am a classroom teacher, nothing happens from there. Can you help?
Thanks!!
Email me! sarah@littlebinsforlittlehands.com
I’m having the same problem. I click that I am a classroom teacher, then nothing happened
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