Laser Pegs Encourages STEM and STEAM Skills Through Play

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Laser Pegs Encourages STEM & STEAM Skills Through Building and Playing

STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. We focus on these areas together not only because the skills and knowledge in each discipline are essential for student success, but also because these fields are deeply intertwined in the real world and in how students learn most effectively.
STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics education. Parents are now turning to innovation as the way to ensure a prosperous future for their children of all ages.Yet innovation remains tightly coupled with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – the STEM subjects. Art + Design are poised to transform our economy in the 21st century just as science and technology did in the last century.

Laser Pegs adds Art + Design to the equation to transform S.T.E.M. intoS.T.E.A.M.

STEM + Art = STEAM! Each Laser Pegs Set Encourages Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Design & Mathematics!

Stem Steam Laser Pegs Educational Learning Products

STEAM is a movement championed by Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and widely adopted by institutions, corporations and individuals.

The objectives of the STEAM movement are to:

  • transform research policy to place Art + Design at the center of STEM
  • encourage integration of Art + Design in K–20 education
  • influence employers to hire artists and designers to drive innovation

3 Ways Laser Pegs Enforces S.T.E.M. & S.T.E.A.M. to Help Children learn, grow and excel

Did you know Laser Pegs are one of the best educational toys around? In addition to fostering interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (also called STEAM), Laser Pegs light up construction and building sets actually support kids’ natural development.
Here are three ways your child grows while playing with Laser Pegs light up building and construction sets.

  1. Laser Pegs Toys Improves Children’s Fine Motor Skills and their Hand-Eye Coordination.
    When your child or grandchild picks up a brick to build with, they are practicing using fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. When they build anything with Laser Pegs, using the instructions or their own imagination, they are doing this over and over again. As with any developmental skill, practice makes perfect, and the more they do it, the better they get.
  2. Laser Pegs Light Up Building Sets Encourages Children’s Communications and Teamwork
    Does your child build with their siblings or friends? How about with you? If so, that quality time together is fostering healthy communication and teamwork.
    These two skills will be of value to them now and through adulthood.
  3. Laser Pegs Lighted Construction Sets Promotes Cognitive Development in Children
    Hands on building toys like Laser Pegs require your child to stop and think about how each piece goes together. If they are building from the manuals, they have to look through the pictures, find the correct piece and put it in the correct place. If they are building from their own imagination, they have to think about each part they are creating and the pieces needed for it. Both ways promote a deeper understanding than a toy that already comes assembled.

Of course, your child won’t realize that they are learning and growing and gaining valuable skills as they play. They’ll just be enjoying all the different things they can create. As a bonus, they’ll also enjoy the extra time spent with you. Each kit comes with instructions to build several different models. Pair that variety with a child’s imagination and you will find that the options are limitless.