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WHAT CAN IT BE?

• Children work in a group of 6, with all the bricks
piled in the middle.
• The first child spins a colour / throws a colour dice and
then a number dice.
• That child takes the number and colour shown in bricks
and begins a build.
• The model is then passed to the next child in the
group, who takes a turn to throw the dice and adds to
the build.
• Continue until everyone has had a turn to build.

Q: Did everyone have a turn?
Q: Did you listen to your friend’s ideas?

• The last person in the group should explain what has
been built.
• He / She could tell a story / poem about the model.

Variations:
• At the end of the build, the whole group could decide
on what the model should be.

• Children can work together to create the story HELP THE
around the model.

• This can develop into a creative writing / HIKERS
drawing / painting session.

• Children work in a group of 6, with all the bricks
piled in the middle.
• Teacher presents the children with a problem: Two
friends are out hiking in rough terrain.
• They reach a river which they need to cross, but
the bridge is broken.

Q: Can you use your bricks to build something to
help them get across the river? (You need to
span a gap of about 30cm.)

• All six children need to work together to plan how
they are going to use their bricks to solve the
problem. (It does not have to be a bridge that they
build - they might come up with an entirely different
and creative idea!)

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