Page 13 - Numeracy Skills

VERTICAL

PATTERNING

• Children work in groups of 4 - 6. Each of
their 6 bricks is placed in the middle of the
play area.
• One child begins a vertical build using 3
bricks in a pattern.
• The model is passed to the next child who
copies the pattern but adds one more brick.
• Model is passed to other group members
who all add one more brick.
• See whose model is the last to topple over.

Variations:
• When creating the vertical pattern, restrict /
increase the number of studs that must be
covered.
• Build the pattern without using any studs.
• Encourage the children to make up their own
rules for the activity.

NUMBER NOTE

For this activity the teacher will need a cloth to
cover the bricks.

• Children work in groups of 4, with 6 bricks in front of
them; each child throws a random amount of bricks
into the middle.
• Teacher calls out a colour name, e.g. “orange”; then
covers the pile with a cloth.

Q: Can you remember how many orange bricks are
in the middle?
Q: Are they lying studs up / down / sideways?

Variations:
• Work in groups of six.

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