Six Bricks Certified Training
Introducing
Six Bricks!
Six colours red, orange, yellow, green, dark blue, light blue 2x4s
bright to add colour to the child’s day
different except for 2 shades of blue – light / dark
enables learning of colours; colour matching; colour associations
all children receive same 6 colours = no fighting; allows for mixing of the bricks /
working in groups and pooling bricks together; easy to collect own six colours again
So easy to manage ~ children keep their 6 bricks on their own table / in chairbag (if no tables),
or in a container which is always readily available.
No need to unpack heaps of DUPLO which may be disruptive — six bricks on desk is easy to access
Easy to control ~ at end of day each child needs to make sure that they have their six bricks on their desk,
(or in the container) ready for the next day.
Six bricks allows children to work outside their field of vision which enables them to work / build in the abstract (encourage “out of
the box” thinkers); develops peripheral vision – vital skill for reading fluency.
- at the end of a day to simply unwind and have a little bit of fun while you bond with your classmates
- first thing in the morning to sharpen your brain & get you ready for learning
- just after break to re-focus attention and settle down
- as a “brain-break” during the course of a school day ~ stop whatever you are doing and re-energise the brain as you play!
- as “brain-gym” in any of the learning areas to develop working memory; inhibitory control & cognitive flexibility
- as motivation to pay attention & focus for a lesson that is to follow
- at any time during the day as a concrete tool for children to manipulate in order to develop critical learning skills
- at any time during the day as a concrete tool for children to grasp concepts and gain understanding of new learning
- when children have finished their set tasks, they could build for fun or reinforce & consolidate their learning
- at any time during the day child can use their bricks to help them work out a problem or demonstrate an idea
Once Six Bricks activities become a daily habit, a whole lot of reinforcement of learning takes place in a fun and playful way, which children need!
Children grow and develop at different rates – it is so easy to adapt Six Bricks activities to any child’s level, thereby making the activities, suitably challenging for all.
Six Bricks activities caters for different learning styles by using many different ways to teach – it caters for the visual learner; the auditory learner; the tactile learner.
What is Six Bricks
Develop these Executive Functions
- Attitude & Motivation
- Planning, Focus, and Shift Attention
- ProSocial
- Reflecting on Learning
Build these Developmental Areas
- Physical
- Intellectual
- Perceptual
- Emotional
- Social
Six Brick Levels
Six Bricks Level 1 Certified Training
You will be introduced to this impactful hands-on tool called SIX BRICKS. Explore how versatile, scalable, dynamic, creative, and easy to use this tool.
These courses are endorsed by Care for Education and powered by LEGO Foundation, and now accredited by SkillsFuture Singapore.
They are 1-Day training for individuals who aspire to learn a new play modality to enhance their interaction with their children, teenagers, students, elderly parents or clients, and experience for themselves how important Play is and how Six Bricks can impact the holistic development of children in their developmental domains and executive functions. Join us for an authentic experience through movement, laughter and reflection.
*Funding by WSQ for companies sponsored
Six Bricks Level 2 Certified Training
At this level, you will further explore more complex and collaborative six brick activities which require creativity, teamwork and problem-solving
Duration: 7 hours
*Requires completion of L1
*Funding by WSQ for companies sponsored
Six Bricks Advance Certified Training
In Level 3-4 of this advanced module, we will walk through the Movement Mat and B-Mat activities in greater details. The Six Bricks tool can also be used with this lined A3 MAT, which can be used horizontally or vertically. You will experience some examples of activities that will help to develop awareness of colour, number, direction, position; spatial awareness & reasoning; visual, auditory & tactile discrimination & memory; working memory; cognitive flexibility; inhibitory control. The Movement Mat is particularly a great introduction to logic, decoding & map-reading,
Participants will experience a day of games and utter playful stimulation while being able to use this impactful modality in their own respective fields of specialty. With this level, participants are poised for the Facilitator Training.
Duration: 8 hours
*Requires completion of L1 and L2
BUY BRICKS!
Six Bricks is one of the LEGO Foundation’s tools to introduce learning through play in different settings.
