Page 25 - Perceptual skills development

BUILDING CHALLENGE

• Children have their 6 bricks randomly spread
out in front of them.
• Teacher builds a model quickly using 3
bricks.
• Children wait until she has finished building,
and then copy her.
• They only have 30 seconds to build it.

• Teacher builds a model quickly using 4
bricks. Children have 20 seconds to build.
• Teacher builds a model quickly using 5 / 6
bricks. Children have 10 seconds to build.

Variations:
• Teacher builds 2 models - splitting his / her 6
bricks up in any way.
• Children have 30 seconds to copy 2 models.
• Teacher builds 2 models - show both models
for a few seconds, then hide them.
• Children see if they can remember the 2
models and build the same.

BRAIN GYM

• Teacher stacks three of the six bricks one on
top of the other, without the children seeing.
• Teacher holds up her model for the children
to see. They must have their bricks on their
desks and their hands in their laps.
• Teacher hides her model. Children then try
to build it from memory.
• Teacher shows her model and children
compare it to theirs.

Q: Did you build exactly the same as the
teacher?
Q: If not, can you spot the differences?
Q: Can you fix it?

Variations:
• Teacher builds with 5 bricks - hides them.

Q: Can you remember the sequence and
which brick is NOT included?

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