Lego or Block Building
Group Work Activity
Facilitate social skills, communication,
problem solving, sharing, turn taking
and more in a fun,
engaging group activity!
Materials & Instructions
Materials Needed:
– Blocks (Legos work great but really you can use any type of
blocks)
– Job assignment Cards
– Group(s) of 3-4 students (although 2 can work as well!)
– Reflection prompts visual or Reflection Sheets
– Group Task cards (optional)
Instructions:
1.
Instruct students that they will be working together to build something
and that each student will have a specific job.
2.
Explain all jobs to all students, and let them know that they will have a
chance to try out each.
3.
Review the reflection questions with students ahead of time to get
them thinking.
4.
Allow students to randomly pick (or you can assign) a job. This works
best with 3-4 students. If 3 students, take out the Director card. If
you only have 2 students, the teacher can assume one role.
5.
Review jobs again with each student once assigned.
6.
Optional step: If students have trouble coming up with ideas of what
to build, you can let them pick an optional “Group task” card. I most
often do NOT use these.
7.
Set a time for 5 minutes or longer, and let students assume their roles.
The student who is the supplier should get the actual Legos.
8.
Prompt students along the way in their roles.
9.
After 5 minutes, ask students to reflect on the following questions,
using the reflection sheets if you choose.
10.
Allow students to switch to different roles as time allows
Job assignment:
Job assignment:
Builder
Supplier
Job description:
Job description:
•
•
•
•
•
Listen to the Architect
for directions
Take blocks from the
Supplier
Build the structure
•
Hold the box of blocks
Listen to the Architect
for which blocks you will
need to take out.
Give blocks to the
builder to build
Have fun!
Have fun!
Job assignment:
Job assignment:
Architect
Director
Job description:
Job description:
•
•
•
•
Think about and plan the
block design.
Tell the Supplier which
blocks will be needed.
Tell the builder how to
build your design.
•
Make sure the team is
working together.
Make sure the team is
using their words to
communicate.
Have fun!
Have fun!
Reflection Sheet
My job:
Architect.
Builder.
Name:
Supplier
Director
How did our team do working together?
Great
Okay Not Well
One thing I did well when doing my job:
____________________________________________
One thing I can try to improve next time I do this job:
____________________________________________
Reflection Sheet
My job:
Architect.
Builder.
Name:
Supplier
Director
How did our team do working together?
Great
Okay Not Well
One thing I did well when doing my job:
____________________________________________
One thing I can try to improve next time I do this job:
____________________________________________
Let’s
Reflect!
What is one thing I did
well in my role?
How did our team do
working together?
Great? Okay? Not Well?
What is one thing
I can improve
the next time
I have this role?
Builder
Job Descriptions
Supplier
• Listen to the Architect for
directions
• Take blocks from the
Supplier
• Build the structure
• Hold the box of blocks
• Listen to the Engineer for
which blocks you will need
to take out.
• Give blocks to the builder to
build
Director
• Make sure the team is
working together.
• Make sure the team is using
their words to communicate.
Architect
• Think about and plan the
block design.
• Tell the Supplier which
blocks will be needed.
• Tell the builder how to build
your design.
Group Task:
Build a robot
Group Task:
Build a car
Group Task:
Build a house
Group Task:
Build a bridge
Group Task:
Build an animal
Group Task:
Build the tallest
structure you can
Group Task:
Build a food
Group Task:
Build a truck
Group Task:
Build a dinosaur
Group Task:
Build a rainbow
Group Task:
Build a boat
Group Task:
Build a castle
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