Bring bricks to your classroom to engage students with exciting Project-Based Learning activities that make learning fun! BrickLAB Core was developed specifically for grades 1-6 and is aligned with variety of national standards to help strengthen Common Core skills like science, math, social studies and literacy (see Alignments tab for more information). Based on the Madeline Hunter Lesson Model, BrickLAB Core reinforces knowledge by teaching concepts repetitively in new ways to develop increased neural pathways in each learner's brain, therefore solidifying new concepts.
With over 6,500 bricks, and a printed curriculum book for the instructor The BrickLAB Core set is a rich resource that brings the Common Core to life in your classroom and enables you to teach up to 30 students simultaneously. Improve student retention, engagement and test scores by incorporating bricks into the learning process.
By using bricks to encourage hands-on thinking and creativity, students pursue a variety of exciting and diverse topics from habitats, spatial relationships, map building, storytelling and more. Why teach topics like science, math, social studies and literacy in a 2-Dimensional fashion when you can turn all of them into engaging 3-Dimensional projects? Make the change to experiential Project-Based Learning today with PCS Edventures BrickLAB Core set!
Materials Included
Sterilite BrickLAB tub (10 gal, for storing bricks) - 2
BrickLAB Brick set - over 6500 building bricks
Brick separator - 1
Mesh bag (for brick cleaning) - 1
Spiral-bound instructor guide
Curriculum Structure
12 one-hour lessons. Each lesson includes:
Intro Discussion and Activity
Build and Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Closure
Lesson Titles
1st Grade
Science: Habitat, Light and Sound, Seasons
Math: Measuring with Bricks, Estimation, Spatial Relations
Social Studies: Building a Community, Families, Maps
Literacy: Snowman Rhyme, Bricktionary, Cupcake
2nd Grade
Science: Brick Flinger, Heat Absorption, Lifecycle of a Flower
Math: Communicative Properties, More Less or Equivalent, Neighborhood Datagraph
Social Studies: Community Leaders, Home Near and Far, Your Neighborhood
Literacy: Story Graph, Listen and Build, Punctuation Marks
3rd Grade
Science: Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Masters of Camouflage, Single Cell Organism
Math: Combinations, Math Maze, Regrouping
Social Studies: Factories Past and Present, Fire Station, Our Great Community
