Playfest Workshop
Playfest 2021
Check out this incredible event!
Playfest 2021
Purposeful Play with LEGO Session Overview
Play helps children and communities come together at the best of times – and the hardest of times. Using bricks and other household materials we can help families and fans unite with joyful moments and positive experiences.
This workshop encourages you to explore, build and share your creations.
Quick Overview
· LEGO Education Master Educator: Aaron Maurer
· Theme: Why is purposeful play important and how do we do it?
· Purpose: Helping educators, parents, and students become engaged in the learning.
· Time: ± 60 min
· Welcome and Introduction - 15 min
- Welcome the viewers
- BUILD CHALLENGE 1: SELFIE BUILD
· Is Purposeful Play Needed? - 20 min
- Confidence
- Creativity Matters
- How can we encourage educators to cultivate creativity in children and themselves?
- BUILD CHALLENGE 2: CHILDHOOD
· Is your space a playground or playpen? – 20 Minutes
- What is a playground?
- What is a playpen?
- BUILD CHALLENGE 3: LEARNING SPACE
· Adults need play too! – 10 Minutes(Optional if time)
- BUILD CHALLENGE 4: BODACIOUS BUILD
· Ideas for play! – 10 Minutes(Optional if time)
- 20 Ideas to infuse play
· Share Out - 5 min
- A-Ha moments
- Questions
- BUILD CHALLENGE 5: BUILD AHA OR NEW LEARNING MODEL
Welcome and Getting Started
Contact Me
My email - aarmau@gmail.com
My website - https://coffeeforthebrain.com
Twitter - http://twitter.com/aaronmaureredu
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coffeechug/
Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/coffeeforthebrain/
YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMJ0GJfo7BzVAHINQQ7VEgw
Why is play important?
Slides
Here is the slidedeck for the presentation
All build challenges from workshop are in the slides.
Post builds to this Jamboard
Let's Explore
Pages on this site
Explore this site. I am slowly working ot convert all lessons, activities, and project I have done with schools to this place.
Quarantine Build Challenges
I have ran several LEGO build challenges online for thousands of participants. Check them all out here
Purposeful Play with LEGO Course
This is a course I have ran several times. It is freely availabe for access aytime.
A new revised session in coming soon!
Further Resources
Wakelet Collection
CftB LEGO Page
It needs an update and facelift, but here are a ton of ideas here that I have used in the classroom and in schools