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30 SECONDS

• Children work in groups of 4 - 6.
• Children throw their 6 bricks into the middle.
• Teacher / Leader calls out a name of an animal / object,
e.g. “cat” / “square”, etc.
• Children take turns to build that object in 30 seconds,
trying to use all the bricks in the middle.
• After 30 seconds, the teacher calls “Stop”. The children
count the number of bricks they did not use. This number
is written down to keep score.
• Once everyone has had a turn, reveal your scores and
compare. Whoever has the least bricks is the winner for
that round.
• Repeat the activity for another round.
• After the game is over, children reclaim their 6 bricks.

NO HANDS

• Work in groups of 4 - 6. Each child places
their bricks in the middle.
• The objective of the game is to make the
tallest tower before the tower falls over but
in making the tower no hands may be used.
The children must use two bricks (one in
each hand) to pick up bricks and build the
tower (without using clutch power).
• Each child has a chance to pick up one brick
and place it onto the tower. Each brick on
the tower must be in a different position to
the one below, i.e. no two bricks may be
placed in the same position.
• If a child places the brick on the tower and
the tower falls, they start over again.
• The teacher can give a time limit for this
game.

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