MecaBricks

https://www.mecabricks.com/en/workshop

I stumbled across something absolutely amazing, Legos, the worlds favorite toy! Ok it’s knock off Legos but it’s free and fantastic. I am not to proud to play with off brand Legos. I definitely had more Tyco blocks than Legos as a kid. Do make sure your students sign up for an account and login before you start building, or you lose everything. Don’t ask me how I know, lol.

The block bucket contains unlimited amounts of every type of block you can imagine. All the minifigs, and accessories, Your students could construct almost anything. So how can we effectively use this tool in class? let’s brainstorm some ideas. Construct 3D shapes. Build an array. Make characters or accurately recreate scenes from a book or reading passage to demonstrate understanding. Visually represent fractions. Create patterns. How about making a molecule model. Create different types of landforms. Please reply with yours ideas so I can share them here.

I sure didn’t get any fancy matching Lego sets as a kid so I built my house as mismatched as it would have been IRL. Too bad I never had Batman roof tiles though. The blocks can be any color though so students can easily use a consistent theme to make things look better.