Day 3 of Lego Week and I have so much to share with you.  The children have really been embracing the Lego theme and as a result, have produced some amazing pieces of work. They have been extending their digital skills, working with a range of media and applying various video making techniques.

Firstly, Lucy has created this Harry Potter inspired Lego movie reenacting the iconic “wingardium leviosa” scene from Philosopher’s stone and has included her own audio effects. Magical!

Next, Ibrahim has used stop motion animation just like the Lego Movie to create his very own Lego movie.

Jamie has used time-lapse video recording to shorten his Lego vehicle build into just 34 seconds.

I set the children a STEM challenge to build a Lego bridge over a 10cm river that was strong enough to support a Lego car. As you can see from the photo above, Lewis was definitely successful.

As was George…

… and Jamie…

…and Ibrahim.

Zac designed this bridge with toilet room support columns. A few weeks ago this might have been the most expensive bridge built 😂.

Lucy’s bridge demonstrates how strong Lego is as a construction material.

Although her first design looks a little bit tight.

This Lego minifigure was unfortunately unsuccessful in my STEM challenge (thanks for this image Zac).

Lego such a great Maths manipulative material and this is demonstrated perfectly by using Lego to create Venn diagrams. Jamie has used his Venn diagram to sort his Lego using the simple categories “red” and “4 studs”, also showing clear where these categories intersect. Fabulous!

Lucy has done something similar here using the categories “8 dot bricks” and “green”.  She has taken it a step further by showing Lego pieces that are neither “8 dot bricks” or “green” on the outside of her circles.

Of course, she has included the Hogwarts trio in her Venn diagram as they are neither “green” or have “8 dots”.

Alex proves here that you can still build a successful Venn diagram with very little bricks. Quite correctly, he has sorted his using the categories “1×4” and “colour grey”. Well done you for trying this activity with such little bricks!

Another great Venn diagram from Alesha…

… and Wint.

Ibrahim has created his with slightly unconventional pieces but is still a successful Venn diagram.

I set the children the task of creating a presentation on any aspect of Lego that they wanted. They could choose to do theirs on the founder of Lego, the history of Lego, how it’s manufactured or global sales. Above is Jamie’s presentation which includes a few personal touches making it an excellent example.

Finally, this is Lewis’ presentation on the History of Lego.