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HOW MANY BRICKS

IN THE BOX?

• Work in groups of 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 depending on
the children’s level and the number of bricks you
require for this exercise.
• Teacher and 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 ... children place their
bricks in a box and count them out, e.g. 18 bricks.
Children check and count that there are 18.
• Teacher covers the box.
• One child from the group comes to the box and
takes out any number of bricks, e.g. five, and holds
them up for the group to see.

Q: How many bricks are still in the box? (13)
Q: If there are 13 in the box, how many are
out of the box? (5)

• Children try to answer and then check to see if they
are correct. Tip out and count the remaining bricks.
• Teacher can do this activity a few times with each
number; each child that comes to the box takes out
a different number of bricks.

Variations: HOW MANY?
• Do this activity with any of the numbers
that need reinforcing and to practise
addition and subtraction 2 children sit opposite each other with any 4

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bonds. bricks in their lap.
• Child No. 1 picks up any number of bricks (from
the 4 bricks) using both left and right hands and
holds them behind his / her back.
• Child No. 1 reveals the contents of the right
hand, while Child No. 2 looks at how many
there are. He / She then tries to guess how
many are still hiding in No. 1’s left hand - then
calls out an answer.
• Child No. 1 then reveals his left hand contents -
if Child No. 2 is correct, he / she gets a turn.

Variations:
• Work with 5 and 6 bricks.
• Use the studs on the bricks to make larger
numbers and incorporate multiplication.

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