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What is Build the Change?

Explore FREE learning through play materials created in partnership with our friends from the social responsibility team at the LEGO Group! Each course pack is designed to engage children ages 7-12 in topics around climate change, sustainability, and the environment. Inside each course pack you'll find engaging lesson plans, presentations, and printable materials available in English and Spanish.

First Book and the LEGO Group created this series of Build the Change resources with the voice of the First Book Network in mind. These first-of-their-kind course packs incorporate contributions and ideas from members like you from start to finish. No LEGO® bricks required!

Get started by following the step-by-step instructions below!

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What is Build the Change?

Open eBooks website screenshot on a mobile phone.Open eBooks website screenshot on a mobile phone.

Explore FREE learning through play materials created in partnership with our friends from the social responsibility team at the LEGO Group! Each course pack is designed to engage children ages 7-12 in topics around climate change, sustainability, and the environment. Inside each course pack you'll find engaging lesson plans, presentations, and printable materials available in English and Spanish.

First Book and the LEGO Group created this series of Build the Change resources with the voice of the First Book Network in mind. These first-of-their-kind course packs incorporate contributions and ideas from members like you from start to finish. No LEGO® bricks required!

Get started by following the step-by-step instructions below!

How It Works

How It Works

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You'll receive a confirmation email from First Book with a unique link and simple instructions to download the Course Pack PDF from LEGO.com. All the course materials are linked through this PDF guide. Make sure you check your junk or spam folder if you don't see the email right away.

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Students start learning!

Guide learners through hand-on activities and watch their imagination grow.

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Add the Course Pack to
your shopping cart.

Add the FREE Course Pack to your shopping cart and check out.

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Check your email.

You'll receive a confirmation email from First Book with a unique link and simple instructions to download the Course Pack PDF from LEGO.com. All the course materials are linked through this PDF guide. Make sure you check your junk or spam folder if you don't see the email right away.

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Students start learning!

Guide learners through hand-on
activities and watch their
imagination grow.


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Explore Additional Resources


Explore Additional Resources

Click to download the Human Impact resource.Click to download the Human Impact resource.

Human Impact: Saving Today’s Dinosaurs

Learn the many ways human behavior has changed the Earth, including its species and ecosystems. Includes an overview plus activities that encourage students to consider the complexity of human activity and practice proposing and evaluating options for reducing harm.

Click to download the Human Impact resource.Click to download the Human Impact resource.

Tap to download the Human Impact resource.Tap to download the Human Impact resource.

Human Impact:
Saving Today’s Dinosaurs

Learn the many ways human behavior has changed the Earth, including its species and ecosystems. Includes an overview plus activities that encourage students to consider the complexity of human activity and practice proposing and evaluating options for reducing harm.

Tap to download the Human Impact resource.Tap to download the Human Impact resource.

Click to download the Future Without Waste resource.Click to download the Future Without Waste resource.

A Future Without Waste

This resource includes facts and statistics about waste and reuse in the U.S., additional student activities, helpful defi­nitions, take-home guide for caregivers, and much more!

Click to download the Future Without Waste resource.Click to download the Future Without Waste resource.

Tap to download the Future Without Waste resource.Tap to download the Future Without Waste resource.

A Future Without Waste

This resource includes facts and statistics about waste and reuse in the U.S., additional student activities, helpful defi­nitions, take-home guide for caregivers, and much more!

Tap to download the Future Without Waste resource.Tap to download the Future Without Waste resource.

Click to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.Click to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.

Climate Change in the United States

Explore information about how changing weather patterns and increasing temperatures affect specific communities and industries throughout the country as well as activities for students and links to additional climate change lessons and resources.

Click to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.Click to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.

Tap to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.Tap to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.

Climate Change in the United States

Explore information about how changing weather patterns and increasing temperatures affect specific communities and industries throughout the country as well as activities for students and links to additional climate change lessons and resources.

Tap to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.Tap to download the Climate Change in the United States resource.

Click to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.Click to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.

Expanding Climate Change Education

This guide will help you incorporate climate change education into
a variety of educational subjects and settings with lessons, standards alignment, and more.

Click to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.Click to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.

Tap to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.Tap to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.

Expanding Climate Change Education

This guide will help you incorporate climate change education into a variety of educational subjects and settings with lessons, standards alignment, and more.

Tap to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.Tap to download the Expanding Climate Change Education resource.

Check out our past
Build the Change Virtual
Events on Demand!

Interested in sharing even more awesome activities? We’ve created a library of past Build the Change virtual events so you and your students can learn all about climate change, sustainability, and the environment!
Click to watch the past virtual events playlist on YouTube.Click to watch the past virtual events playlist on YouTube.

Check out our past
Build the Change Virtual
Events on Demand!

Interested in sharing even more awesome activities? We’ve created a library of past Build the Change virtual events so you and your students can learn all about climate change, sustainability, and the environment!
Tap to watch the past virtual events playlist on YouTube.Tap to watch the past virtual events playlist on YouTube.

About Our Partnership

Our partnership with The LEGO Group and its Build the Change initiative provides the First Book Network with groundbreaking sustainability resources, professional development opportunities, and LEGO bricks through the Replay program. Build the Change is a LEGO Group social impact program that is funded by the LEGO Foundation and aims to inspire and empower children around the world to build a brighter future through play. For the last three years, we have partnered with the LEGO Group’s Social Responsibility team to create Build the Change course packs and virtual events for the First Book Network. Our educators empower children in low-income communities to tackle real-world challenges using their creativity with LEGO bricks and other creative materials, all achieved via Learning through Play.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configuration are trademarks and copyrights of the LEGO Group. ©2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

About Our Partnership

Our partnership with The LEGO Group and its Build the Change initiative provides the First Book Network with groundbreaking sustainability resources, professional development opportunities, and LEGO bricks through the Replay program. Build the Change is a LEGO Group social impact program that is funded by the LEGO Foundation and aims to inspire and empower children around the world to build a brighter future through play. For the last three years, we have partnered with the LEGO Group’s Social Responsibility team to create Build the Change course packs and virtual events for the First Book Network. Our educators empower children in low-income communities to tackle real-world challenges using their creativity with LEGO bricks and other creative materials, all achieved via Learning through Play.

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configuration are trademarks and copyrights of the LEGO Group. ©2024 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.


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