How Easy Is My Daily Life? (Lego Privilege Activity)

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

30 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Materials created by Dr. Aletha Stahl, CILMAR, and Renee Thomas, Purdue University.

 

The original source for this activity is unknown. We have seen this activity reproduced in several places, using Legos or beads. However, we have found several attributions to Gerakina Arlene Sgoutas and colleagues, Metropolitan State College; Denver, CO .

Tags:

  1. CILMAR staff collection
  2. diversity
  3. inclusion
  4. privilege
  5. reflection
  6. self-awareness
  7. social justice
  8. socioeconomic
  9. whiteness

Instructions (Downloads), sheets with questions on them (Downloads), and enough Lego bricks in 7 different colors for participants to take 7 Legos of each color per person.

Note: The Legos in this activity can be replaced with beads or other small objects, and the participants could leave with what they collect. The advantage of Legos is that they are unlikely to roll, and participants can build with them while waiting for others to finish the collection process.