1. 1. Work in teams and
take turns to build
the tallest tower.
2. Make letters or
numbers to support
the development of
basic language and
numeracy skills.
3. Create fantasy
creatures and tell
stories about them.
4. Count, sort and match
bricks to make patterns
and develop children’s
problem-solving and
numeracy skills.
5. Read a favourite
story and then
build characters
and scenes from
the book.
InstantSuccesswith LEGO®Education
We are keen for you to get the most out of your LEGO®
Education
resources so have put some of our favourite ideas together for you.
They are quick, simple and fun and should help your children
explore and learn.
So many ways to learn.
Idea:ForfurtherdevelopmentorforolderchildrenwhynotswaptheLEGO®DUPLO®bricksforthesmallerSystembricks.

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Colours of and decorative designs on elements may vary.
Get yourchildrento:
• Choosetheirfavouritecharacter
andgetthemtodescribewhat
theylooklike.
• Tellastoryaboutwhattheir
characterlikes,wherethey
liveorwork.
• Workinasmallgrouptomake
aplacefortheircharacterstolive.
• UseLEGODUPLOcharacters
asaninspirationfordressing
up astheirfavourite
communitymember.
Ages 2-3|For2-4children
Forages 4+, youcanusethesmaller
LEGO®bricks andminifiguressets.
Whatyouneed
Ideas for
Personal, Social&Emotional Development
Skills covered:
Developingapositivesenseofself
Respectingothers
Teamworking
Exploringdifferentculturesandcommunities
9027LEGO®DUPLO®BrickSet 9224CommunityPeople
Brown hair
Works at
the zoo
My favourite
animal is
a giraffe

3. Developyourideasfurther
Encourageyourchildrento:
• Workinpairstocreateamodel
usingonlyacertainnumberof
bricksorcolours.
• UseLEGO®DUPLO®charactersfor
discussionabouthowtheyfeelwhen…
• Learnaboutrolesandresponsibilities
inthecommunitybydiscussing.
• Takepicturesof theirLEGODUPLO
modelstodisplayinclass.
• UseLEGODUPLOcharacterstotalk
aboutsimilaritiesanddifferences.
RecommendedResources
9224CommunityPeopleSet
9071LargeLEGODUPLOBuildingPlates
9348CommunityMinifiguresSet
9384LEGO®BrickSet
9218WildAnimalsSet
Blue
trousers
Wearing
a hat
Brown eyes
Green
leaves
Lady
Boy
Use less
than 20 bricks

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Colours of and decorative designs on elements may vary.
Liketheseideas?Therearemorefree ideas foryou to download atwww.LEGOeducation.co.uk
MoreActivities…
ExtensionIdeas
• Knowledge and Understanding:
Learn about different animals,
their habitats and relationships.
• Communication: Create
discussion to identify animals
and extend vocabulary.
• Numeracy: Use problem-solving
to categorise, count and
sort animals.
ExtensionIdeas
• Knowledge and Understanding:
Learn about key roles and
responsibilities in the community.
• Communication: Encourage
storytelling and discussion about
what happens in your community.
• Problem Solving: Identify the
different characters by describing
what they look like.
ExtensionIdeas
• Knowledge and Understanding:
Explore the life of dinosaurs and
when they lived.
• Communication: Create
discussion and extend vocabulary
around the dinosaur theme.
• Self Expression: Encourage your
children to build an environment
for the dinosaurs to live in.
Activity:
GuesstheWildAnimal
Activity:
What’smyjob?
Activity:
DinosaurDig
Learn about animal names and
how they live with this exciting
guessing activity.
• Place the animals in a cloth bag
• Take turns to guess the animal
before choosing one from
the bag.
• Talk about where the animal lives.
• Work together to sort the
animals into families.
Learn about the roles in the
community with this fun game.
• Place LEGO®
DUPLO®
people or
minifigures on base plates for
the children to share.
• Take turns discussing what each
character does in the community.
• Guess a character by listening to
a description of where they work.
• Cooperate in teams to build
where each character works.
Conduct a dinosaur dig by
hiding LEGO®
DUPLO®
bricks
under a blanket and call them
dinosaur bones.
• Find the bricks by using
sense of touch.
• Describe and discuss the
position of bricks and where
to look.
• Works in small groups
to build dinosaurs.
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