LEGO 45025 Programming Express

Description LEGO 45025 Programming Express Motivate preschoolers to explore the principles of programming and other important 21st-century skills through creative play and collaboration. The Programming Express is a creative, intuitive, and versatile way to introduce preschoolers to programming through play. It stimulates their natural curiosity, creativity, and desire to discover and learn together. With this versatile LEGO DUPLO solution, based on the traditionally very popular train theme, children learn to make connections at a young age and intuitively explore different aspects of programming, such as placing things and events in a specific order, repetition, and conditional programming. At the same time, they develop problem-solving, social, and emotional skills, and learn to think critically and work together. The child-oriented free optional app offers four areas for preschoolers to explore: Travel, figures, music, and math. The way the action bricks work differs per theme activity, and the train's action changes accordingly. The activities are open-ended, and preschoolers practice various skills that are important for their early development. Travel: Tags such as destinations - sequencing events and language Figures: Tags such as emotional responses - action/reaction and social and emotional development Music: Tags such as melody/instrument - exploring, sequencing, and repetitive sound Math: Assigning values ​​to movement - exploring action/reaction With the LEGO Education Programming Express, preschoolers learn programming and other important 21st-century skills in an intuitive and fun way through playful, hands-on learning with LEGO DUPLO bricks. Key learning objectives for developing programming and other important 21st-century skills at an early age: **Principles of programming** **Sequence** **Repetition** **Conditional programming** **Language and literacy** **Collaboration** >Problem-solving** **Express ideas with digital elements** The LEGO 45025 Programming Express is one of many sets from the LEGO Educational & Dacta theme. **Features** Contains 234 LEGO DUPLO bricks The main components are a Push & Go train with lights and sounds, a motor, a color sensor that works with 5 colored action bricks, and 2 switches The simple, get-started materials in the box include: Get-started activities, introduction guide, large poster, and 6 building inspiration cards to build 12 unique models Teacher's manual includes 8 online lessons: 4 lessons on using the set itself and 4 lessons on using the digital app 8 short Online video tutorials. Free optional app for iOS and Android included. The app contains 4 themed activities: travel, figures, music, and math, through which preschoolers learn to collaborate and interact with the physical toy train via a digital medium. Classroom training is available to learn how the Programming Express can be successfully implemented in lessons. The LEGO 45025 Programming Express was released in 2018. The set consists of 234 parts. It includes 4 minifigures and 1 instruction manual. The set is suitable for children aged 2 to 5 years.