07-03-2025
Kendrick Elementary Using Legos for S.T.E.M. and Social Skills
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) — With the Lego Brick Convention coming to Waco this weekend, teachers and librarians at Kendrick Elementary are using Lego Education to improve students' S.T.E.M. and social skills.
'So what the Legos are doing, when they're learning their basic STEM skills, like coding and engineering, but they're also learning about just basic life skills, how to communicate with each other, how to work together as a team,' says school librarian Emily Derosier.
Second grade students were broken up into teams of three and went through five stations – all with different tasks falling under science, technology, engineering, and math.
Naila Gonzales, a student in the class, mentioned her favorite station was the Legos controlled by a computer. At this station, students were being taught how to input codes on their computer that would instruct the Legos to move in whatever pattern they programmed.
'It felt kind of interesting, because I never saw like a Lego controlled by a computer,' Gonzales explained.
As the students worked together to solve their Lego worksheets, Ms. Derosier expressed her excitement for the learning experience. 'Their enjoyment, their excitement about using Legos, something that they're used to, but using it in a more educational setting,' she explained.
The Lego Education activity is not only secluded to second-grade students, but is used within all grade levels at Kendrick Elementary School. As the school year continues, Derosier plans to keep developing lessons through the Lego Education with the help of the teachers.
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