20 Amazing LEGO Math Ideas for Early Learners
With young learners, it is often helpful to find engaging hands-on activities to introduce, teach or reinforce academic skills.
Math is one such skill that lends itself to hands-on fun. While there is a time when worksheets and workbooks are helpful (especially if you have paper/pencil kids like me), but it’s also nice to break up the monotony with hands-on activities.
Today, I’m featuring 20 amazing LEGO math ideas. These hands-on activities focus on number identification, counting, beginning addition and subtraction, and much more!
Learning Symmetry with LEGOs and Butterflies
When you create a giant butterfly shape from poster board, your preschoolers can practice symmetry as they design their very own LEGO butterfly.
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LEGO Count and Move
Get your little ones moving and counting with this LEGO Count and Move game. Whether preschoolers choose the original version or one of three variations, they’re sure to get a kick out of this game.
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Race to Twenty LEGO Game
Preschoolers can practice identifying numbers in the teens and beginning addition with this fun Race to Twenty LEGO game.
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Math with Legos
I love this hands-on way to get kids started with math word problems. The way she sets the problems up for self-checking is genius!
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LEGO Tessellation STEAM Activity for Kids
Add a little art to your next STEM activity by exploring tessellation with LEGOs. This STEAM activity encourages creativity, design, problem solving, and a whole lot of fun!
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Skip Counting with LEGO
This activity is designed to help preschoolers and kindergarteners learn to skip count. By creating stacks of LEGOs in the featured multiple, kids will get a hands-on look at how skip counting works.
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LEGO Duplo Number Line for Addition and Subtraction
Creating a LEGO number line is a great tactile way to introduce kids to basic addition and subtraction. They can physically “add on” and “take away” with this hands-on activity.
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LEGO Addition and Subtraction
These printable LEGO math board games are perfect for helping you introduce addition to your young learners. With three variations, you can work addition, subtraction, or both!
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Build a LEGO Balance
Kids will love building their own LEGO balance and then searching the house for things to weigh.
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LEGO Addition Cards
LEGOs are such a great tool to motivate kids to learn math. With these LEGO addition cards, they’ll be begging to solve just one more problem.
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LEGO Ten Frame Games
Ten frames are great for helping kids count and when you build a ten frame of LEGOs, you’ll inspire lots of fun math exploration.
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LEGO Numbers Counting Cards
Even your youngest preschoolers can practice counting as they build LEGO towers according to these LEGO counting cards. Older students can use them to practice addition, subtraction, and ordering.
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There are so many math skills you can teach with LEGOs. From problem solving to patterning and more. Check out six ideas your preschoolers will love!
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LEGO Math | Place Value Activities
Here’s a simple way to introduce place value with LEGOs.
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FREE Printable Lego Duplo Number Mats
Kids can practice counting and writing numbers 1-10 as they build each number with LEGO blocks.
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LEGO Subtraction Game for Kindergarten
This subtraction LEGO game has kids racing to be the first one to unstack their bricks.
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LEGO Minifigures More, Less or Equal Math Game
If you’ve got some LEGO minifigures, you’ll need them for this activity. Kids will practice counting and comparing quantities with their favorite minifigs.
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LEGO Printables for Colors and Patterns
Here’s another fun set of printables to help your little ones practice color recognition and patterns with LEGO bricks.
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Duplo Lego Geoboards
If you’ve got a LEGO fan, chances are great that you have some LEGO bases, as well. Check out how you can turn them into LEGO geoboards.
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What’s your favorite way to teach math with LEGOs?
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Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
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