using legos to teach math and writing

Bear was bored.
i mean...
        B-O-R-E-D.
big sister has
loooooong outgrown
the big bucket of little legos.
                                    so we gave it a shot.

busy for 1 1/2 that first night.
you read that right.
                   1 1/2 half.

a few days later, i banked on the newfound interest and used the legos in our preschool.

for lego math, i used a counting graph with a line for every number.  i created a more streamlined one in excel that you can download here.  Bear practiced his one-to-one correspondence by placing the appropriate amount of legos on each line.  i let him choose what order he wanted to do the numbers in.

for lego writing and letter recognition i wrote large A, B, and C on a piece of paper.  then Bear "traced" the letter with legos.

in the past, we have also done paint with legos. 

to utilize some technology in preschool, Bear and i also looked at some sites online that have lego creations on them.

5 Life-sized Lego Projects

Bing search for "lego art projects"

here are some other fun activities from some of my fellow bloggers:
Printing with Legos from The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Duplo Puzzles from Having Fun at Home
How to Build a Lego Table from Quirky Momma
Measuring with Lego from The Nurture Store
Homemade Lego Puzzle from Quirky Momma
Using Legos in History Lessons from Adventures in Mommy dom

if you have a lego project, please leave the link in the comments!  i'd love to add it to this post!