Metal constructors for labor lessons

Over the years, the production of toys develops and takes on new forms. In particular, the metal constructor, considered an absolute classic in Soviet times, has long been ousted from everyday life by a more colorful plastic Lego. Nevertheless, the production of metal constructors in recent years is experiencing a second wave of popularity.

The fact is that manufacturers began to produce it in a wider range, and teachers came up with how to use such a solution for labor lessons. Moreover, their decision in many ways seems reasonable.

It would seem that high-quality plastic from any direction is better - it is brighter, more convenient, and easier, and non-toxic, and is much safer than metal parts in injury. Nevertheless, from a pedagogical point of view, a set of metal develops a child better, and there are several reasons for this.

• All other types of constructors parts usually produced in a narrow focus - they ideally imitate what they should imitate in a particular assembly, but because of this they are difficult to apply in any other set. Metal designers usually consist of fairly versatile parts, and although the instruction certainly suggests assembling a specific game model, with a large number of parts and good imagination, you can literally create just about anything.
• Metal constructor going by a more complicated scheme: there are no slots that are simply inserted into each other. Each part has to be screwed to the other with cogs, nuts and a wrench - everything that is needed, of course, comes in the kit. At the same time, the performance of a more complex task develops the child more actively, because after this he will be ready to solve even many adult tasks.
• Contrary to popular belief, the metal constructor not the prerogative of boys only - Girls can use it with success. The secret lies precisely in the universality of parts, which allows you to collect products even the girl's range of interests.
• Modern manufacturers produce a variety of sets of metal constructors, so you can find a model that matches a child of any age - from a toddler of 5 years to a teenager.

As adults, any constructor is perceived primarily as a toy, but it would be more correct to call it a logical task, and a rather complicated one, given the average age of the children who use it.

As a rule, the average age at which metal constructors begin to use is 5-7 years. Such kits are especially common at school age.

Although the qualities listed below are considered to be rapidly developing in young children, even at the time of going to school, metal the designer is able to strongly develop them in a child, since it has high complexity.

• Motility hands develops in a different way than before. If before this success was considered the ability to confidently hold objects in their hands, carefully place them or throw them straight, then now you have to perform complex operations with bolts and nuts.
• Focus and attentiveness also reach a new level.Any other educational toys for younger children are expected to be completed within 1-2 minutes, but the metal construction with bolts cannot be assembled so quickly. Moreover, even before the assembly begins, you need to think about how the process will take place and what details will be needed for this, and this is a serious logical task.

• Creative inclinations and systematic thinking for the first time in their lives they are experiencing a load of this level, and a new challenge appears - the need to think technically. Prior to this, any developmental games only imitated adult activity in some of its smallest manifestations, while assembling a metal structure is already a real adult occupation, because it is possible that the grown-up child will do it professionally.
• In addition, the performance of any complex task forces distract from problems and relieve stress, not to mention the fact that the achievement of this goal can significantly improve self-esteem.

A large variety of models on the market can confuse an inexperienced buyer. The main task of a typical school designer is the step-by-step development of a child, because those kits that have instructions for assembling numerous models (normally from 4 to 9), which are sorted by level of complexity, allowing the child to take simple tasks to challenging.

In addition, it is worth paying attention to important details that contribute to the correctness of the choice.

• In the conditions of school use, the constructor will be constantly used when passing through many hands, so it is important to pay attention to the method of corrosion protection: blued metal parts turn out to be much better instead of traditional galvanized ones.
• Many serious manufacturers of designers for lessons develop their own website, on which much more schemes of assembled models are presented in comparison with the attached instructions for assembly.

In some cases, you should simply trust the manufacturer, who has proven himself to be thanks to quality products. Among the Russian brands, the “Tenth Kingdom”, which has a whole series of designers called “School”, is worth highlighting, and import kits also deserve respect. In Chinese products, the quality is often as low as the price, although the opposite is possible.

You can see the review of metal constructors in the next video.