Next week is National Game and Puzzle Week in the U.S.. Follow the link below to download a classroom activity in which students piece together the story of Lego and solve the puzzle of Rubik's Cube.
To get started, ask students to make a list of as many indoor games and puzzles as they can. How many of the names are English or international? Read out this text or use it as a dictation. Which game is the person describing?
“It’s very deep. Everybody should have a box and play with it occasionally. It’s a form of brain training as well. I can’t see how it can be bad for you. Unless you tread on it.” Answer: Lego. The person speaking is James May, a British TV presenter who recently built a fully functioning Lego house.
