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BARTER THAT BRICK

• Children work in groups of 6 - 8.
• Each child piles all 6 bricks randomly into the
middle, and children sit around the pile.
• Teacher calls out a number, e.g. “three”.
• Children must close their eyes and pick up any 3
bricks and take them to their desk.
• They look at the 3 bricks they have, and figure
out which bricks they need to swop / collect in
order to get back their 6 bricks, one of each
colour.
• Run back to the pile - swop / collect (one brick
at a time) what they need and run back to their
desk, stack up their bricks according to the way
the teacher has arranged hers / his on the table.
• Children can also negotiate with their fellow
group members to get the bricks they need.

Q: Who can be first?

MOOD

INDICATOR

• The 6 bricks should be placed on the
children’s desk and readily available at all
times.
• At the beginning of each day the teacher can
ask the children to show their mood or how
they are feeling by placing the coloured brick
on top of their pile that best describes how
they are feeling.
• A few children can be chosen each day to
verbalise their feelings.

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