Lego Class #2 - Sept. 25, 2013

Lego Class #2 was off with a brilliant start.  We did a ten minute speed build and then learned a little about the history of Lego from a video put out by the Lego corporation.  We only watched the first half in today's class.  Next week, we'll finish off the video and then I'll post the link for it.  I don't want to give any spoilers away, but it sure is interesting to see how LEGO all began. 

This class's technique was the interlocking brick technique. 

The Little Brick Schoolhouse Glossary defines interlocking as:

 "stacking LEGO bricks by overlapping bricks from one row on top of another row, in the same way that brick houses and block walls are built. By interlocking bricks, you can't remove a single brick without removing others. Interlocking bricks makes for a strong and stable structure."

An interlocking LEGO brick wall would look like this: (Real bricks not necessary)

We went outside to  view the perfect example of interlocking bricks - the church's brick wall!  We could see how interlocking bricks added sturdiness and stability to the wall.  We then went back inside to create our own brick walls out of LEGO. 

Afterwards, I challenged the class to build a dog out of their LEGO bricks.  We had some awesome submissions!!  Here are a few pics from the first couple days of class:

 
 
 

Root Words - Class #1, Sept. 18, 2013

                                                      
                                                         ~~Getting Ready for Roots~~

     Here are the affixes that you should learn at home for class.  We reviewed the first 5 in class today and move on to the next 5 or so next week.  If you'd like a head start, you can review the entire list.  We will be using these in our word building and games!

                       re.....................................................................again, back, or against
                      de.....................................................................reverse or down
                      ate....................................................................to cause to be like
                      ion....................................................................result of an action or process
                      con...................................................................together or with
                      in (not).............................................................not
                      in (in)...............................................................in or into
                      trans..................................................................across
                      ule.....................................................................little
                      al.......................................................................action or process, characterized by
                      uni.....................................................................one
                      er.......................................................................a person or device that does something
                      dis.....................................................................not, apart, or away
                      able...................................................................capable of, inclined to, or worthy of
                      pro.....................................................................for or forward
                      com...................................................................together or with
                      sub....................................................................under, below, or beneath
                      ic......................................................................like or similar to
                      ment..................................................................process, action, or result
                     ad.......................................................................to or toward

     Quizlet offers practice & games on the prefixes and suffixes.  Some of them aren't on our list but they're still good to know :)

     Click here for Prefix Practice!

     Click here for Suffix Practice!