Emido

Maker-STEAM Checkout Inventory 

• Emido Set (2) 

Age Recommendation 

• PK-3rd Grade 

Resources 

Tips 

🧠 Getting Started

• Demonstrate simple connections – Show how to snap pieces together and safely detach them.
  
  

🎯 Teaching Tips

• Start with guided builds – Begin with basic structures (like squares or towers) before open-ended play.
  
  

• Use challenge prompts – Try tasks like “Build the tallest structure” or “Create a movable bridge.”
  
  

• Encourage creative thinking – Ask students to add unique twists or functional elements to their builds.
  
  

👩‍🏫 Classroom Management

• Set work zones – Use table zones or mats to keep building areas organized and contained.
  
  

• Encourage teamwork – Let students build in pairs or small groups with shared goals.
  
  

🌟 Extension Ideas

• Integrate math – Have students count connections, compare lengths, or explore symmetry.
  
  

• Connect to STEM themes – Build models related to architecture, simple machines, or habitats.

Activities and Lessons 

🧮 Math Integration

Lesson: Build and Count

• Students build structures using a set number of pieces.

• Record how many pieces of each color or shape they used.

• Extension: Create bar graphs or tally charts based on the data.
  
  

Lesson: Shape Explorer

• Build 2D or 3D shapes like squares, triangles, cubes, or pyramids.

• Discuss properties like sides, edges, and vertices.

• Challenge: "Can you build a shape with exactly 6 corners?"
  
  

📚 ELA Integration

Lesson: Story Structures

• Students build a setting from a book or story they’ve read.

• Then share or write a short story using their creation.

• Example: “Build the main character’s house or adventure vehicle.”
  
  

Lesson: Vocabulary Build

• Assign key words (e.g., tower, bridge, creature).

• Students build what the word describes and present it to the class.

🔬 Science Integration

Lesson: Simple Machines

• Build models of levers, pulleys, or wheels using EMIDO parts.

• Explore how force and movement work with different designs.
  
  

Lesson: Animal Adaptations

• Build a creature with special adaptations (e.g., wings, long neck, big feet).

• Share what environment it would live in and how it survives.

🎨 Art & Creativity

Lesson: Build a Sculpture

• Students use pieces to make abstract or realistic sculptures.

• Discuss balance, symmetry, and color use.

• Extension: Display as a class "STEM Art Gallery."
  
  

🤝 Collaboration & Teamwork

Lesson: Team Engineering Challenge

• Groups are given a challenge like “Build a bridge that can hold a book” or “Create a tall tower using only 30 pieces.”

• Focus on communication, planning, and revising designs together.