This session will more or less use the challenge list from a few sessions back.
I would like to use the King's and Prince's tower activity and see if I can get a few extension questions that they can engage with. Or a scale to show what the next step is when the first bit is mastered. We can start with under 20 blocks and increase them, stop using blocks and discuss patterns that they've noticed or look for patterns to discuss. They should then think how many possible differences there could be in the towers and if there are any impossible differences. What else could be done? 3 towers perhaps.
Plenty of ways to take this.
The dots/difference activity as a starting activity could work.
It could be good to do the cuisenaire rods challenge then into odd one out and then the towers puzzle.
That way it would probably be better to do Hi Lo to start.
End with the Nim colours game but look to release reliance on the chips by getting them to work out the number of chips left (using wbs if needed). Don't allow counting except at one place in the round. Consider adding special chips that could have another function (such as being wild or being able to double or add 2 or something else)
I would like to do a bit on properties of numbers also. This would just be square, triangle, hexagonal, and prime (possibly cubed, rectangle and cuboid. Add pyramidal also if needed)
I can start with image of a digit using chips and see if they can create something similar.
Plenty to go with depending on who turns up.
Scales and number balance is there too but may be better on Tuesday.
I would like to use the King's and Prince's tower activity and see if I can get a few extension questions that they can engage with. Or a scale to show what the next step is when the first bit is mastered. We can start with under 20 blocks and increase them, stop using blocks and discuss patterns that they've noticed or look for patterns to discuss. They should then think how many possible differences there could be in the towers and if there are any impossible differences. What else could be done? 3 towers perhaps.
Plenty of ways to take this.
The dots/difference activity as a starting activity could work.
It could be good to do the cuisenaire rods challenge then into odd one out and then the towers puzzle.That way it would probably be better to do Hi Lo to start.
End with the Nim colours game but look to release reliance on the chips by getting them to work out the number of chips left (using wbs if needed). Don't allow counting except at one place in the round. Consider adding special chips that could have another function (such as being wild or being able to double or add 2 or something else)
I would like to do a bit on properties of numbers also. This would just be square, triangle, hexagonal, and prime (possibly cubed, rectangle and cuboid. Add pyramidal also if needed)
I can start with image of a digit using chips and see if they can create something similar.
Plenty to go with depending on who turns up.
Scales and number balance is there too but may be better on Tuesday.
try a critique activity with the numbers artwork. Get them to change them in someway and decide what is better and what else could be done.
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