Barrier Game
Age group
- Primary (Age 6 to 9)
Curriculum Goal
Primary: Geometry and Spatial Sense
- Compose and decompose two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional figures.
- Describe the relative locations of objects using positional language.
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Context
- Building in the Mind’s Eye and Upside Down World for previous lessons.
- Students will begin by working in pairs with a divider set between them or sitting back to back.
Materials
Unifix cubes
Lesson
- Have students build a structure and then give instructions to their partner to build the same structure. Spatial language is key to ensuring the accuracy of the structure building.
- Once the partner’s structure is complete, take the barrier away.
- Have the two students compare their structures and have a conversation about where the instructions may have been unclear.
Look Fors
- Can children use spatial language to accurately describe their structure to another person?
- Can children follow instructions to successfully build the desired structure?