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Duplos – The Lego of Pre-Schoolers

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Duplos- The Lego of Pre-Schoolers. New and creative ways to learn with Lego Duplos. Art, math, & language skills are developed, free printable game.

Duplos – The Lego of Pre-Schoolers

It’s no secret that we LOVE Legos at our house and LEGO DUPLO Bricks are no exception! Duplos are basically big Legos that are designed for younger kids to be able to easily grasp and build with. These blocks are such a worthy investment: they’re virtually unbreakable, they encourage imaginative play and they’re ageless, people from toddlers to adults have sat on my floor playing away. Here are a few of our favorite ways to use Duplos to enhance learning:

 

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ART

Select a variety of shapes and sizes and use the Duplos as stamps! Dip the blocks in Tempera Paint and encourage your little one to press the block onto paper. For an added bonus, use only primary colored paint and talk about color mixing while the child is stamping away!

 

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Duplos- The Lego For Preschoolers

 

MATH

Sorting is a pre-math skill and is simple to do with Duplo. Sort the blocks by size, shape, or color, sort people vs. animals, sort animals vs. plants or whatever else you can think of! Making patterns is also a fantastic way to teach important math skills. Tell your child what colors you’d like in a pattern or create a pattern for your child to replicate!

Duplos- The Lego of Preschoolers

LANGUAGE

Use lots of adjectives(smooth, bumpy, green, hard, round, etc) to talk about the blocks the child is handling and make up stories or try to recreate a favorite book, recent experience, or movie using the Duplos. Forming letters or numbers with the blocks is another terrific way to incorporate some learning during playtime!

Creative Free Play

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Using Duplos for games can be another engaging activity for your pre-schoolers. Click on our Lego Challenge game post for more details and to access a set of  printable cards that will work for most ages  OR we went ahead and made up some below that are better targeted for the Duplos crowd. Just click the links below and print out the cards on fun primary color card stock.Cut into individual cards and then either stack up the cards or throw them in a  bowl or a box and let the kiddos draw one. This can be done as an individual activity or it can even be done with several children at a play date or as part of a home school curriculum. Some little ones will like the idea of having to do the challenge timed (10 minutes per challenge is usually plenty), but for others they may prefer not to be held to any time constraints. Either way,  the fun is endless!

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Filed Under: Young Kids Tagged With: education, Kids Activities, lego

About Michelle Myers

Michelle Myers is mom to four kiddos ranging from elementary thru high school, each with strong opinions and a flair for the dramatic. In other words, they're a lot like her. Former educator and lover of learning, she divides her time between carpool and Starbucks by reading voraciously and giving TED talks to herself at red lights. A Floridian for almost 40 years, Michelle loves the beach, making people laugh, and date nights with her hubby of 25 years...and yeas, they clearly married at age 7.
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  2. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    June 21, 2014 at 5:16 am

    What fun ideas for playing with Duplos! I love the art work – they much such cool patterns!

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