Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Legos and beyond
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My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with legos. I think the 8 yr olds
are quite great! I have often wondered how to extend this interest beyond
legos. What kind of "mentors" do you look for to extend this creative
interest.
I'd love to hear from others on this issue.
Thanks,
Ann
are quite great! I have often wondered how to extend this interest beyond
legos. What kind of "mentors" do you look for to extend this creative
interest.
I'd love to hear from others on this issue.
Thanks,
Ann
> Boy oh boy can I vouch for Legos!! Noe is a "Lego Maniac".
Samantha Stopple
--- A <mumsienc@...> wrote:
extend their interst with legos. Search the web for
lego sites. There are lot of people out there who are
lego fanatics. Check your local library for book on
legos. We checked one out on the history of Legos.
There are lots of cool pictures and idea makers for
more projects with them.
Where we live there was for a time a lego 'club' when
some homeschoolers got together and did lego building
together. I think some of the parents showed how to do
some stuff and the kids watched or not.
Samantha
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> My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things withNot sure you need to extend beyond Legos but you could
> legos. I think the 8 yr olds
> are quite great! I have often wondered how to
> extend this interest beyond
> legos.
extend their interst with legos. Search the web for
lego sites. There are lot of people out there who are
lego fanatics. Check your local library for book on
legos. We checked one out on the history of Legos.
There are lots of cool pictures and idea makers for
more projects with them.
Where we live there was for a time a lego 'club' when
some homeschoolers got together and did lego building
together. I think some of the parents showed how to do
some stuff and the kids watched or not.
Samantha
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In a message dated 8/13/01 6:35:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
mumsienc@... writes:
<< My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with legos >>
check out www.lugnet.com
Rebecca
mumsienc@... writes:
<< My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with legos >>
check out www.lugnet.com
Rebecca
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You might try www.WeirdRichard.com for lessons using legos.
Jan in Marysville
Jan in Marysville
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., RDALPAY@A... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/13/01 6:35:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mumsienc@i... writes:
>
> << My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with legos >>
>
> check out www.lugnet.com
>
> Rebecca
Pam Hartley
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with a computer game (we highly recommend Putt Putt Travels Through Time,
just in case anyone's interested <g>).
My oldest was sitting at the desk with her, playing with two Pokemon
figures. They were hopping around one of those big flat Lego green building
squares (about 12" by 12" I think), on which Brit (almost-7) had built an
honest-to-goodness MAZE out of Legos.
It had an entrance and and exit and twists and turns and dead-ends and traps
and the aisles in the maze were all the same width.
I haven't been so impressed since the last time I gave birth. <g> I didn't
even know she really knew much about what a maze was, much less how to go
out and BUILD one.
My husband is a Lego Nut -- he builds kits and when we've cleared enough
garage space this fall he's going to have his Lego trains and town buildings
all set up out there and I envision a lot of Dad and the Girls time
tinkering with this layout or that. I know he's found all manner of websites
besides the obvious Lego.com, and there are a LOT of clubs out there.
Pam
>From: [email protected]Last night my youngest daughter called me in to the girls' room to help her
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1364
>Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 7:11 PM
>
>> My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with
>> legos. I think the 8 yr olds
>> are quite great! I have often wondered how to
>> extend this interest beyond
>> legos.
>
> Not sure you need to extend beyond Legos but you could
> extend their interst with legos. Search the web for
> lego sites. There are lot of people out there who are
> lego fanatics. Check your local library for book on
> legos. We checked one out on the history of Legos.
> There are lots of cool pictures and idea makers for
> more projects with them.
>
> Where we live there was for a time a lego 'club' when
> some homeschoolers got together and did lego building
> together. I think some of the parents showed how to do
> some stuff and the kids watched or not.
with a computer game (we highly recommend Putt Putt Travels Through Time,
just in case anyone's interested <g>).
My oldest was sitting at the desk with her, playing with two Pokemon
figures. They were hopping around one of those big flat Lego green building
squares (about 12" by 12" I think), on which Brit (almost-7) had built an
honest-to-goodness MAZE out of Legos.
It had an entrance and and exit and twists and turns and dead-ends and traps
and the aisles in the maze were all the same width.
I haven't been so impressed since the last time I gave birth. <g> I didn't
even know she really knew much about what a maze was, much less how to go
out and BUILD one.
My husband is a Lego Nut -- he builds kits and when we've cleared enough
garage space this fall he's going to have his Lego trains and town buildings
all set up out there and I envision a lot of Dad and the Girls time
tinkering with this layout or that. I know he's found all manner of websites
besides the obvious Lego.com, and there are a LOT of clubs out there.
Pam
Saga
Some homeschooling moms around here are doing some sort of Lego robot thing,
not sure what that is about, but you might be able to find some information
about it.
I believe it was a camp they had to go to , and there were some
competitions... my DH is totally into it, but I don't have him here to tell
me what it is :)
We have a large 55 gallon garbage can full of my husband's old legos, he
always talks me into buying more for our son (who is 2) and DH will just
"keep them safe" until our son is old enough to play with them :)
-Kristi
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hartley [mailto:pamhartley@...]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 9:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Legos and beyond
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with a computer game (we highly recommend Putt Putt Travels Through Time,
just in case anyone's interested <g>).
My oldest was sitting at the desk with her, playing with two Pokemon
figures. They were hopping around one of those big flat Lego green building
squares (about 12" by 12" I think), on which Brit (almost-7) had built an
honest-to-goodness MAZE out of Legos.
It had an entrance and and exit and twists and turns and dead-ends and traps
and the aisles in the maze were all the same width.
I haven't been so impressed since the last time I gave birth. <g> I didn't
even know she really knew much about what a maze was, much less how to go
out and BUILD one.
My husband is a Lego Nut -- he builds kits and when we've cleared enough
garage space this fall he's going to have his Lego trains and town buildings
all set up out there and I envision a lot of Dad and the Girls time
tinkering with this layout or that. I know he's found all manner of websites
besides the obvious Lego.com, and there are a LOT of clubs out there.
Pam
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not sure what that is about, but you might be able to find some information
about it.
I believe it was a camp they had to go to , and there were some
competitions... my DH is totally into it, but I don't have him here to tell
me what it is :)
We have a large 55 gallon garbage can full of my husband's old legos, he
always talks me into buying more for our son (who is 2) and DH will just
"keep them safe" until our son is old enough to play with them :)
-Kristi
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Hartley [mailto:pamhartley@...]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 9:59 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Re: Legos and beyond
----------
>From: [email protected]Last night my youngest daughter called me in to the girls' room to help her
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Digest Number 1364
>Date: Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 7:11 PM
>
>> My sons (6 & 8) build some incredible things with
>> legos. I think the 8 yr olds
>> are quite great! I have often wondered how to
>> extend this interest beyond
>> legos.
>
> Not sure you need to extend beyond Legos but you could
> extend their interst with legos. Search the web for
> lego sites. There are lot of people out there who are
> lego fanatics. Check your local library for book on
> legos. We checked one out on the history of Legos.
> There are lots of cool pictures and idea makers for
> more projects with them.
>
> Where we live there was for a time a lego 'club' when
> some homeschoolers got together and did lego building
> together. I think some of the parents showed how to do
> some stuff and the kids watched or not.
with a computer game (we highly recommend Putt Putt Travels Through Time,
just in case anyone's interested <g>).
My oldest was sitting at the desk with her, playing with two Pokemon
figures. They were hopping around one of those big flat Lego green building
squares (about 12" by 12" I think), on which Brit (almost-7) had built an
honest-to-goodness MAZE out of Legos.
It had an entrance and and exit and twists and turns and dead-ends and traps
and the aisles in the maze were all the same width.
I haven't been so impressed since the last time I gave birth. <g> I didn't
even know she really knew much about what a maze was, much less how to go
out and BUILD one.
My husband is a Lego Nut -- he builds kits and when we've cleared enough
garage space this fall he's going to have his Lego trains and town buildings
all set up out there and I envision a lot of Dad and the Girls time
tinkering with this layout or that. I know he's found all manner of websites
besides the obvious Lego.com, and there are a LOT of clubs out there.
Pam
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Elizabeth Sterling Wall
At 22:58 13/08/2001 -0700, you wrote:
where they come up with all sorts of weird things (like computers in your
shoes and stuff).
Lego Mindstorm is GREAT, but it is something that you definitely
need to work with your kids on if they are younger (say, anywhere from 6 to
12 or so). Older kids may enjoy going through the various technical books
including the For Dummies book (ISBN 0764507672), Creative Projects with
Lego Mindstorms (ISBN 0201708957) or the O'Reilly Unofficial Mindstorm
manual (ISBN 1565926927).
Mindstorms allow you to build all sorts of robots and program them
directly or using your computer (depending on the set and the complexity of
the program). The key to them is a CPU Brick that can be connected to all
sorts of sensors and motors. There is a very simple language for
programming Mindstorms, but when you get bored of that or reach the limits
of that language, you can use various freeware and shareware products to
develop new programs using C and other common programming languages.
- elizabeth
"What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible."
-- Theodore Roethke, poet
>Some homeschooling moms around here are doing some sort of Lego robot thing,Lego Mindstorm. They were created by the guys at that MIT lab
>not sure what that is about, but you might be able to find some information
where they come up with all sorts of weird things (like computers in your
shoes and stuff).
Lego Mindstorm is GREAT, but it is something that you definitely
need to work with your kids on if they are younger (say, anywhere from 6 to
12 or so). Older kids may enjoy going through the various technical books
including the For Dummies book (ISBN 0764507672), Creative Projects with
Lego Mindstorms (ISBN 0201708957) or the O'Reilly Unofficial Mindstorm
manual (ISBN 1565926927).
Mindstorms allow you to build all sorts of robots and program them
directly or using your computer (depending on the set and the complexity of
the program). The key to them is a CPU Brick that can be connected to all
sorts of sensors and motors. There is a very simple language for
programming Mindstorms, but when you get bored of that or reach the limits
of that language, you can use various freeware and shareware products to
develop new programs using C and other common programming languages.
- elizabeth
"What we need are more people who specialize in the impossible."
-- Theodore Roethke, poet