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Grades PreK–2

Meet Flop and Flap

by Andy YungPre-K Teacher

Get to know the Clixo pieces and learn how each piece can be used individually. This time - Flop and Flap.

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Meet Flop and Flap
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Part of the seriesMeet the Clixos

Activity Overview

Builders will be introduced to the official names of the Clixo pieces and wonder how they may have received their names. This time - the Flop and Flap. Kids discover what each Clixo piece can do on its own, and how combining them unlocks endless creations. Spend a significant amount of time introducing each piece and allow builders to explore all the different ways they can use each Clixo piece by itself and with multiple numbers of that same piece.

Total Time

20 mins

Grade Level

Grades PreK–2

Skills

  • Imagination
  • Storytelling
  • Open ended play
  • Shape recognition
  • Language arts
  • Collaboration

Materials

Introduce

  • Hand out at least one Clixo Flop to each group/student.
  • Introduce the piece to the class, and ask them to tinker with it while they explore its capabilities.
  • Hand out at least one Clixo Flap to each group/student.
  • Introduce the piece to the class, and ask them to tinker with it while they explore its capabilities.

Build & Create

Show your students the illustrations of the Flops and Flaps and ask:

  • How can you connect Flops and Flaps to your Clixo creations?

Share & Reflect

Questions

  • Why do you think these Clixo pieces are called a Flop and Flap?
  • How many magnetic parts do you notice?
  • What do these shapes remind you of?
  • What kind of creature can use this shape as a body part? Which part of the body can it be?
  • How come we cannot use a Flop and Flap by themselves?

Flop and Flap

  • What can you make with multiple Flops and Flaps?
  • How can you add Flops and Flaps to your Clixo creations?

Educational Standards

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