It’s Party Time!
| Level: Beginner | Duration: N/A |
| Grade Level: Kindergarten and up | Author: LEGO Education |
| Topics: Following directions; visual discrimination, counting, developing language and story-telling skills | |
| Materials: LEGO DUPLO Dolls Family Set | |
Objective
Test the students’ ability to follow directions when setting up a birthday party scene.
Description
The Dolls Family is getting ready for a birthday party and they need your help! In this activity students will follow specific directions to help get the Dolls’ party started.
Procedures
During class activity:
The teacher groups the students into pairs of two or three and each group is given a Dolls Family Set. The teacher then introduces the activity.
Example: The Dolls Family is preparing for a birthday party and they need your help! I am going to give you instructions that will get their party started. Work with your partner(s) to follow each of the steps to ensure that the party is a success!
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In the middle of the room is a yellow table.
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Place five blue chairs around the yellow table.
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Place five blue plates on the yellow table; one plate in front of each chair.
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Place the white cake with pink icing in the middle of the yellow table.
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Place the blonde, girl doll in one of the chairs.
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Put a red brick into one of the blue present containers, close the container, and place this in her (the blonde doll) lap.
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Grab the brown-haired, boy doll and put him in the chair to the right of the blonde doll.
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Now, take the dark-haired, girl doll with the yellow flower in her hair, and place her in the chair on the other (left) side of the blonde doll.
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Place the baby wearing the red dress, in the dark-haired, girl doll’s lap.
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Take the curly, black-haired, girl doll and place her in the chair next to the brown-haired, boy doll.
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Put the set of blue balloons in this doll’s (curly, black-haired, girl doll) left hand.
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Grab the black-haired, boy doll and put him in the remaining chair.
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Put a light-green brick into the other blue present container, close the container, and place this in his (the black-haired, boy doll) lap.
Discussion
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What was the hardest part about following the directions?
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In looking at the finished scene, whose birthday do you think it is? Why do you think that?
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Can you think of any other objects or decorations that could be added to this birthday party to make it more fun?
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Why are birthday parties so special?
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Does anyone have a favorite birthday memory they would like to share?
Continuation
Instruct the students to make up a story about the birthday party. In the story each student should name the different dolls and describe what happened during the party. These stories can be shared orally or can be written if the students are capable.
