Page 22 - Literacy Skills

STORY CHAIN

• Children work in groups of 4 - 6. The teacher
also has his / her 6 bricks.
• Teacher picks up any 2 bricks and joins them
in any way.
• Teacher passes them to the next child in the
group who adds any two bricks in any way.
• Pass the model on to the next child; he / she
adds 2 bricks etc. until the last child in the
group has had a turn.

Q: What is it?
Q: Can you describe it?

Variations:
• Continue with the group by adding
another 1 / 2 bricks to the model
at a time.
• Each time a child adds bricks
to the model they can explain
what they are adding and why.

CAN YOU GUESS?

• Work with a partner. Both children have their 6
bricks randomly spread in front of them.
• Both children build a model using all of their 6
bricks. They must decide what it is they have
built.
• Take turns to guess what the other has built.
• Give clues or ask questions.

Variations:

• Once you have built your model, write down the
name of it on a secret piece of paper.
• With clues and guidance from your partner, see
if you can guess exactly what is written on the
secret paper.

Group Activity
• Children work in groups of 4 - 6. All bring their 6
bricks.
• The whole group decides on a model to build,
using all the bricks.
• Each group takes a turn to act out / mime what
their model depicts.
• The groups watching try to guess what their
model is.

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