Lego Challenge Cards for August

Description

Encourage creativity and critical thinking with our August Lego Challenge Cards. Lego Building is an educational activity for multiple ages. By using the Lego task cards from Happy Hive Homeschooling, you have a different activity for every day of the month. The July Lego Challenge Cards pdf contains 31 unique task cards that coordinate with the July Holiday of the Day!

You can have your kids use the Challenge Cards daily, or you can simply choose the cards that interest them!

Lego Challenge Cards are also great for any days your kids can’t go outside because of the weather (Rain, Snow, Wind, Heat). They make excellent party games or Fun Friday activities.

 

HERE’S WHAT YOU GET:

• 4 Color pages with 8 cards on each page – A total of 31 Challenge ideas, one for each day of the month
• Printing instructions
• Teaching suggestions

Lego Challenge Cards can be used for:

Early Finishers

Boredom Busters

Fun Friday Activities

Centers / Free Choice Learning

 

Your children benefit from using these cards by learning to:

Follow Instructions

Think Creatively

Develop spatial thinking

Using engineering concepts such as balance, gravity, and weight distribution

Enhance fine motor skills

When working together with siblings or in your homeschool co-op children learn teamwork and communication skills by completing the Lego challenges.

 

Because these Lego Challenges coordinate with the Holiday of the Day it’s easy to teach thematically!

The August Holidays Included are:

1 – SPIDERMAN DAY

2 – NATIONAL COLORING BOOK DAY

3 – NATIONAL WATERMELON DAY

4 – US COAST GUARD BIRTHDAY

5 – INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC LIGHT DAY

6 – HIROSHIMA DAY

7- NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY

8 – INTERNATIONAL CAT DAY

9 – NATIONAL VEEP DAY

10 – NATIONAL S’MORES DAY

11 – PLAY IN THE SAND DAY

12 – WORLD ELEPHANT DAY

13 – LEFT HANDERS DAY

14 – NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY

15 – I LOVE COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS DAY

16 – NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER DAY

17 – BALLOON AIRMAIL DAY

18 – HELIUM DISCOVERY DAY

19 – AVIATION DAY

20 – NATIONAL RADIO DAY

21 – POET’S DAY

22 – NATIONAL TOOTH FAIRY DAY

23 – INTERNAUT DAY

24 – VESUVIUS DAY

25 – NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY

26 – NATIONAL DOG DAY

27 – TARZAN DAY

28- NATIONAL BOW TIE DAY

29 – LEMON JUICE DAY

30 – FRANKENSTEIN DAY

31 – NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY

 

A NOTE ABOUT STANDARDS:

Happy Hive Homeschooling resources are designed by a credentialed teacher and packed with learning opportunities – after all, our major guiding principle is “everything is learning”. We reference major academic terms and overarching concepts addressed rather than specific standards. You know your children best and know what goals you want to accomplish, and how best to accomplish those within your happy hive. Our goal is to save you time by giving you resources you can use to give your children a quality education built on strong relationships, accurate academic resources, and enriching experiences. 

Happy Hive Homeschooling strives to provide you with quality products your kids will be buzzing about!

To find out more about why our products don’t reference standards, you can read this post. 

 

We hope these Lego Challenge Cards are helpful in encouraging creativity and critical thinking in your Happy Hive! 

 

 

– Christy,  AKA Mrs. Crabtree, and the Happy Hive Homeschooling Team