This practical book provides school staff with lots of LEGO®/other building block activities to use with children of all ages (5-16) to improve communication skills. Whether it is whole class doing group building activities to encourage collaborative working or paired work to target specific communication difficulties, this book is packed full of engaging, fun activities to suit all ages and abilities. Building blocks never fail to entertain. Designed to look like play, each activity is structured to target the development of particular skills needed for successful learners, including many that focus on basic literacy and numeracy vocabulary.

Building Blocks for Communication include:

Chapter 1: Language and Communication
Chapter 2: Planning sessions
Chapter 3: Delivery tips
Chapter 4: Activities for Expressive Language
Chapter 5: Activities for Receptive Language
Chapter 6: Activities for group work skills
Chapter 7: Activities for numeracy and literacy skills
Chapter 8: Activities for Lego throughout the curriculum
Chapter 9: Photocopiable Templates