Page 17 - Numeracy Skills

PERIMETER AND

AREA

• Children work in groups to measure the
perimeter / area of a structure or object
using their bricks.
• When working with area, measure regular
shaped objects or structures.

Q: How many bricks are needed to work
out the perimeter of this textbook /
square / desk / etc.?
Q: How many bricks will cover (area) the
textbook / square / desk / etc.?

ORDINAL

NUMBERS

• Children have their 6 bricks randomly spread out in
front of them.
• Teacher tells them they are to connect from L to R.
• Teacher calls out each colour in turn and children
connect them as she calls out the colour names.
• Teacher holds up her 6 brick colour order and
children check to see if their order is exactly the
same.

Q: What colour is 1st / 2nd / 3rd /… last? (starting
from L each time)
Q: Put your finger on the 5th / 4th / 3rd / etc. brick.
Q: What colour lies between the 1st and 3rd
bricks?
Q: What colour comes after / before the 4th brick?
Etc.

• Continue in this way, asking related questions.

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