Page 6 - Numeracy Skills

TRUE OR FALSE

• The teacher uses the 6 bricks to determine
the answers in an assessment exercise, using
two different colours as an answer to True or
False questions. The child holds one coloured
brick in each hand. E.g. Green in right hand
indicates the answer is “True” and red in the left
hand indicates the answer is “False”.
• The teacher asks a question and the children
answer by holding up the brick indicating their
choice of answer. The teacher has a very quick
way of determining if the children are correct.

Variations:
• Bricks could be used in the same manner for
multiple choice answers.

COLOUR

SORT

• Children work in groups of 4 - 6 and place their
bricks randomly in the middle of the play area.
• Teacher calls out one colour. The children must
sort the bricks by collecting the bricks of that
colour.
• Repeat this activity but call out 2 / 3 / 4 colours.
Children work in their groups to sort the bricks
according to colour.

Variations:
• Working in groups of 6, each child brings only 4
random bricks to the play area.
• The bricks are placed in the middle of the play
area.
• Teacher asks the children to collect and sort the
colours.
• Children must then draw what they have
collected and sorted.

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