View Six Bricks activities in action. Videos Six Bricks Videos Experience some of our fun and playful activities using Six Bricks below. For more content visit our YouTube page - https://bit.ly/4gPbAbu What is Six Bricks? A set of 2x4 DUPLO bricks of 6 different colours to engage children in playful learning. Crossing the Midline How to use just Six Bricks to encourage children to perform bilateral & cross-lateral movements. Gross Motor Skills Left & right torso twists to encourage midline crossing. Number of Ways to Connect The reason why Six Bricks can be such a versatile tool. Back to Back A communication game to promote language development & spatial awareness. Copy a Model A great visual discrimination & memory activity. Tricky Tower A fun challenge to practise your fine motor control, balance, inhibitory control, perseverance & spatial awareness Dice Game A social group game to consolidate number recognition & awareness and to practise taking turns. Cube Fun Build a cube & move your body. More Cube Fun Understanding prepositions. Two Bricks Simple hand-eye coordination exercises. Listen & Do Listen to, interpret & follow instructions. 3D Model Build Copy & compare a model. Sequencing Exercise Great pre-reading skills to develop. Tactile Exercise Close your eyes & develop your sense of touch. Touch Work together & have fun. Build it ... Guess it Build a model for your friend to guess. Story Starter Sort colours; build a creature; tell the story. Templates (2D to 3D) Build in 3D from a 2D instruction. Cube Crawls Gross motor & crossing midline exercise. Pyramid Problem solving & collaboration. Touch the Colours Peripheral vision & colour awareness. Pass the Message Auditory discrimination & memory skills. Stud Sort A sorting activity. Hanging Around How many bricks can you balance off the edge of a table? Brick in a Bin Aim, estimate & calculate distance in a fun, active game. Pyramid Problem solving & collaboration. Twister A full body workout! Build Your Name Initial letters & syllabification. Remember It Challenge your memory. Match the Colours Match; one to one correspondence; colour awareness. Paddle Ball Hand-eye coordination game. Super Glue High Five Challenge your inhibitory control & sort colours. Build Your News Recall; build an event & tell your friends. Using Templates Figure-ground & depth perception. Balloon Tennis A game for problem solving & hand-eye coordination.

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Community First Council Meet the Six Bricks Community First Council A group of elected and co-opted members helping shape and support this growing global community. Different Voices. Shared Purpose. One Community. Photos Videos CFC Announcement Videos Play Video Play Video 01:34 Belma Tugrul What happens when people from across the world come together through play? New ideas. New connections. New possibilities. Play Video Play Video 01:28 Joe Chan Communities grow stronger through people who are willing to share ideas, build connections, and inspire meaningful change. Play Video Play Video 00:54 Jaco van der Merwe A community grows stronger when people bring their voices, ideas, and experiences to the table. Play Video Play Video 01:23 Tracy Lloyd Different voices. Shared purpose. Play Video Play Video 00:53 Binal Kamdar Who are we making space for? Every child. Every classroom. Every corner of the world. Play belongs to every child Play Video Play Video 01:56 Jenson Goh Every voice adds something valuable to a growing community Play Video Play Video 01:17 Deb Palmer Behind every strong community are people willing to connect, contribute, and help others grow. Play Video Play Video 01:55 IIse Vaesen Small bricks. Strong bridges. Big hearts. Sondela. Videos of CFC Members Photos of CFC Members

< Back The Play Box Story (Extract from LEGO Foundation Play Box Study: A Retrospective Assessment of Practices [South Africa Case Study Brief]) Jessica Winter 13 Jul 2022 The report details the story of how the Play Box initiative started in South Africa. The report presents the journey from the initial project in Atteridgeville all the way through to the formation of Care for Education. The report also presents the major partners and roles of Care for Education as well as the distribution and training of Play Box. Read the full report by Gareth Rossiter about The Play Box Model in South Africa. The Play Box Model in South Africa .pdf Download PDF • 164KB Previous Next

Start using Play Box resources for your teaching and learning. Resources Play Box Activities Activities Information Play Box Lego Fun and Games Play Box Lego Language Play Box Lego Life Skills Play Box Lego Maths with photos Play Box Lego Maths Play Box Lego Social Sciences Play Box Lego Technology Guidelines for sorting and storing your LEGO DUPLO Play box activity booklet LEGO Play box activity booklet Field of Vision Play Box Summary

Look at what people around the world are doing with Six Bricks Six Bricks World Ideas The global Six Bricks community is growing and thriving with many Six Brickers creating inspirational activities all based on the characteristics of PLAY. Because we love sharing and don’t want to lose any interesting and fun ideas, we use PADLET , an easy and accessible platform, to store and share Six Bricks activities and games from all over the world. Padlet Grobby Six Bricks - Farmyard Adventure Grobby Six Bricks is a Superhero / Superheroine. Unlike the caped superheroes, Grobby uses Six bricks, brain power and problem solving skills to devise a solution to a pressing problem. This is a story to be shared and enjoyed by the children. The story will act as a springboard for the children to write their own Grobby Six Bricks stories. Author: Martin Pender Read all about GROBBY or order the book here Watch a video of a 'reading' of the book below. Six Bricks Interactive Whiteboard Software This is an amazing software support to all Six Bricks Enthusiasts & Practitioners + it’s FREE! The Software is full of great ways to use Six Bricks in curriculum. Tip: when you access the software and the 35+ tools, be sure to check out the ‘Teacher Notes’ above each toolbar to get an idea of how to operate and apply the software in curriculum. Link to: Six Bricks Software Author: Martin Pender

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Start using our Six Bricks Templates in your lessons to make your teaching fun. Templates Templates Board Games Workshop cards Six Bricks Board Game Six Bricks Seega Game Six Bricks Uthini Game Number Games Cartesian Plane First2Four - Number Bingo & Rules First2Four - Number Bingo First2Four - Negative Numbers Rules First2Four - Negative Numbers Rules (1-2) First2Four - Negative Numbers Rules (2-1) Number Cards Pattern Cards 3D Builds Pattern Cards Colour Pattern Cards - No colour with spaces silhouette Pattern Cards - No colour with spaces Grids Grid - 5x4 Labels Grid - 5x5 Labels Grid - 6x8 Labels Grid - 6x8 Template Communication Activities Template Bar Graph - 4x5 Temp - Fruit Theme Bar Graph - 5x7 Temp - Fruit Theme Bar Graph - 5x7 Temp - Transport Theme Template for Fractions Templates for Six Bricks

Relive the moments experienced at the Six Bricks Sondela conference Six Bricks Sondela Conference Play Video Play Video Conference Arrival Play Video Play Video Six Bricks Sondela - Song Lyrics Play Video Play Video Education Africa - Marumba Band Play Video Play Video Six Bricks Sondela Animation OPEN the brouchure to read more about the conference Below are biographies of all the people that attended the conference