Building Operation
15 min
1 participantImprove math computation and placement skills. Carry out multiple operations to create and construct a tall building.
Let's play!
Pick three Number bricks
Use them to create a correct math equation if possible. If not possible, continue picking one brick at a time until a correct equation can be made from 3 or more bricks
Build the first floor of the building by correctly writing the equation on the base plate
Repeat above directions and include left-over bricks to build more floors for the building
How to prepare
2 base plates
All Number and math bricks
Number sign brick
Arrange all the numbers and math sign on a storage base plate to ease in finding characters.
Facilitation tips
Explain “Number sign brick placed once on the top left corner of the baseplate indicates all bricks are numbers.”
Ask “What is your strategy to build the highest building?”
Possible variations
Include math operation bricks
Add a timer
Make it a collaborative activity
Download & print
Children will develop these holistic skills
Cognitive
- Stabilize knowledge of small numbers: Verbalize the decomposition of the number: e.g. "5 is 3 and 2"
Creative
- Engage in solitary play activities for an ability appropriate amount of time
Emotional
- Share rules, roles and responsibilities
Social
- Cooperate and share: Work together to facilitate individual learning
Physical
- Develop tactile tracking skills: Use both hands to track across broken lines on a page and identify space between lines
Did you know?
Physical play is linked to spatial skills and mathematics.
Braille activity groups
Characters
Learn braille letters, numbers, mathematic symbols and punctuation signs and know how to read and write them.
Literacy
Assemble characters brick by brick and play with words in order to develop the ability to read and write.
Numeracy
Assemble characters, play with numbers and develop the ability to do basic mathematics and geometry.