Street Party
This
isa good little challenge. Many of the children found,
last time I used it, the number of repeats of the same shaped fence
that were able to be used. I found it valuable for getting good
language flowing when encouraging the children to explain why there
were 2 of one shape and 4 of another shape of route.
For higher-attaining pupils I would suggest that the triangular
variety should also be approached. I've only played around with the
ideas with another friend and it seems to have quite a potential
for developing good Mathematics thoughts and proofs.
If your pupils are not so good with fine motor skills and you want
them to concentrate on the mathematics rather than the drawing, do
print out a hard copy of the challenge and photocopy the empty
grids, or create some of your own. I suggest this as you can
appreciate that many children will find it hard to get the gaps
between the block suitable for them to use in order to show the
route of the fences.