Introduce ICT to young children in a rewarding fashion with these electronic toys chosen by Julie Wilson
Introducing programmable and electronic toys is one of the best ways to introduce ICT in the early years. In my opinion, the following are some of the best.
LEGO Mybots. As with LEGO, children can manipulate the various pieces to construct a car, a plane or a robot. Unlike LEGO, children can also select from a variety of 'intelligent' bricks. Putting the time sensor brick on to a plane, for example, will ensure that the child has approximately 20 seconds of play before the fuel runs out. The child then has to refuel the plane with the petrol pump before they can resume their game. The children I watched using LEGO Mybots had no fear that they were doing the wrong thing or that they might break the equipment, which adults tend to do.
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