Page 41 - Perceptual skills development

BUILD IT UP!

• Work individually.
• Build a tower, without using the clutch
power.
• Alternate - stack the bricks studs to studs;
hollow side to hollow side.
• Place a brick vertically, then place one on
top of the short side, but horizontally and
with the studs down … etc.
• Investigate how many different ways you
could stack your bricks, without using the
clutch power.
• Now work with a partner and try out your
ideas - see how high you can go.
• Try this activity in threes and have a
competition to see which group of three can
build the highest tower, using these different
building rules. You could also add a time
limit to make the game more challenging.
• You could come up with your own ideas for
rules for this activity.

MEMORY

CHALLENGE

• Work in pairs.
• One partner begins the game by using 3 bricks.
He / She places the bricks in any order and in any
spatial configuration.
• The other partner looks at the order and tries to
remember. After about 10 seconds that child
must close their eyes.
• The partner now moves or changes 1 / 2 / 3 of the
bricks.
• The other partner opens their eyes and tries
to place the bricks back in the correct order or
position.
• Swop over and try to trick your partner.

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