![]() ![]() Once your child has created their sentence, have them write it out, making sure to use correct capitalization and end punctuation. Instead you could challenge them to find a noun or a verb as they create their sentence.Īfter a while you can take learning about sentence structure a step further. We paused to talk about how the yellow blocks were all nouns (person, place, thing, or idea) and the blue blocks were all action verbs.įor an older child you might challenge them to build a sentence without telling them which order the colors should go in. This is a great opportunity to introduce the different parts of speech.įor example in the sentence pictured above I asked them to place the blocks in this order: green, yellow, blue, green, red, and yellow. Once you have your blocks ready, it’s time to build sentences with Legos.įor younger children you may need to tell them which color block they need to use as they build their sentence. (Teaching contraction words? Check out this simple contractions activity.) Sentence Building Activity To make it easier for you to recreate this activity at home, here are the verbs we used: hit, kissed, cooked, ate, threw, and sees.įor older children you could use another color block for prepositions (on, under, over, behind…) and have your child make even longer sentences. For instance, “hit,” and “saw” can be followed by a the direct object “ball” in the sentences: “I hit the ball.” “The dog saw the ball.” You can also use names of family members.įor best results, choose verbs that can be immediately followed by a direct object (or another noun). If you have an animal lover, you might use several types of animals (dog, monkey, horse). Write other adjectives (descriptive words) on red blocks.Ĭhoose nouns that your child will recognize and be excited to use.Use a marker to write the articles “a” and “the” on green.You can color-code your words to help students quickly identify each different part of speech. (I’ve also heard you can write directly on your blocks and clean the permanent marker off with hand sanitizer, but we weren’t ready to try that.) Legos (I used the larger Duplo-sized Legos so I could write our words a bit larger.)Ĭut the masking tape to fit each block, and then use a marker to write one word per block.Read the full disclosure here.įor this Learning with Legos activity, you need: Lego Sentence BuildingĪffiliate links are used below. You may also like our printable silly sentence activity. Using blocks to teach sentence structure makes learning fun. When you mix a child’s interests with what they are learning, it’s a win-win situation for everybody. Lego Sentence Building is a fun way to teach kids about sentence structure and the parts of speech.įor more fun ways to teach parts of speech, check out our sticky notes parts of speech activity. ![]() In fact, you can use them for some fun sentence building activities at home and at school. The plastic bricks are not only fun to build with, but Legos are perfect for hands-on learning that your child will love. If you find yourself constantly stepping over red, blue, and yellow plastic bricks, then chances are you have a Lego fan living in your home. ![]()
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