Want to learn simple Chinese numbers using LEGO? Then read on and see how we incorporate LEGO into our daily life! Many of my readers will know that I love to use crafts to teach my children or our Lichfield Mandarin Club’s children in Chinese language. For example, we used ang pow (red packets) to make a Chinese character sheep, used old ang pow to write Chinese character Monkey, practised writing Chinese New Year words on balloons, 3D paper cutting Spring character and many more.
This time I am using LEGO to get both of my children to teach simple Chinese Numbers. As you may know, LEGO not only helps children to use their imagination and be creative, they are also great for fine motor skills and learning basic construction. Now I am using LEGO to build the Chinese numbers to educate my children.
For this activity, you would need a LEGO base plate, lot of random shaped LEGO and Blu Tack. Firstly, place a few blobs of Blu Tack on the back of the LEGO base plate and stick it onto the table. This is to ensure that it will not move around. Then show them a list of Chinese characters and allow them to use the LEGO to build the numbers.
We don’t have a huge collection hence the numbers look quite blocky. I had to break up many of their sets to get the right colour builds. Of course, if you have a huge collections or not as OCD as me, then it won’t be a problem, your characters would look smoother than mine.
My children and I have made this video on how we make use of LEGO to build the Chinese numbers, so please do check it out! https://youtu.be/GC73yj9lh_s
Disclosure: We have been shortlisted to represent LEGO 2016 Ambassador and this is my entry to be part of LEGO bloggers.
This is a fab way to learn numbers and brilliant for those who learn better through activity!
This is a very creative way to use Lego to learn Chinese numbers. Will definitely buy some Lego sets for the children to learn the Chinese numbers in a fun way and enjoy the great experience. Thank you for sharing your creative way to enjoy Lego with good learning of Chinese numbers.
Such creative way to use Lego for educational use. I am going to try this method to teach my kids Chinese. Please continue to give more suggestions on how to optimise the usage of Lego blocks. Thanks!
Brilliant ideas Eileen. Love the use of Lego and I would have not thought of this. Thank you!
Brilliant method of learning, Lego really is so versatile!
This is such a good way to learn Chinese! Wish i had this method than reading from a textbook. Good way of incorporating learning with pleasure!
Awesome Eileen – I love your young man at the end there – well done! 😀
What a great idea. Anything involving LEGO would get my children interested!
This is a great idea! It’s amazing what you can use Lego for!
what a great and fun way to use lego, good luck
They look great and a fun way to learn using Lego! My daughter loves learning Mandarin at school and the other week sat and wrote out the numbers 1-99 at home!! I was so impressed. They also do a lot of songs which really helps them learn, she sang Head, shoulders, knees and toes at the weekend in Mandarin – so cute!
That is brilliant! How I wish my children’s school do that too!
It’s only a one hours lesson a week, but they all seem to love it and gain from it. Apparently it puts all the children on a level playing field as it is something none of them know so no one feels left out or behind everyone else, they all learn at the same pace!
Good idea! I will have to try the same with Arabic numbers for my kids, and great job with the video!