Page 24 - Perceptual skills development

FLASH ONE

• This is a whole class activity with individuals
working with their 6 bricks randomly placed in front
of them.
• Teacher has his / her 6 bricks behind a screen on
the desk.
• Teacher flashes any 1 of her bricks above the
screen; e.g. yellow.
• Each child finds that brick.
• Teacher flashes e.g. red + blue above the screen.
Children must find these two bricks.
• Teacher flashes e.g. green.
• Children build those colours left to right and hold
them up.
• Compare to Teacher’s model.

Variations:
• Flash colour and position of brick.
• Build a vertical column, using the colours and
position shown when flashed.
• Compare to the teacher’s model.

FLASH TWO

• Work in pairs.
• Teacher flashes a sequence of colours using
up to 12 bricks. (use flash cards)
• Children work together to remember the
sequence of colours - working up to a
sequence of 12 bricks.

Q: Can you help each other to remember the
sequence?
Q: How many bricks can you remember?
Q: What is the record number of bricks that
can be remembered by any pair in the
class?

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