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BEST STARTS FOR KIDS

How Many Squares in This Room?

Living Room

Vocabulary Development:

  • corners

  • sides

  • next to

  • beside

  • above

  • below

  • angle

  • straight

  • curved

  • right angle

  • similar

  • same

  • different

  • shapes

  • square

  • triangle

  • circle

  • rectangle

  • centre

  • outside

  • inside

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Some of the skills they will likely develop are:

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  • improved shape recognition

  • increased critical thinking

  • the ability to translate and rotate shapes

  • the ability to predict

  • refining skills by revision

  • self-esteem building

  • social skills of turn taking or

  • developing their ability to work independently

​1. Describe what makes a square: Explain:

  • all 4 sides are straight

  • all 4 sides are of equal length

  • the 4 corners are all 90 degrees

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2. Locate some examples of squares in the environment

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3. Children could estimate the room in the house they expect to have the most squares in it.

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4. Set up a 'How Many Squares Are There in a Specific Room Challenge.' You could make it an individual game or teams. And each team has their own colour post it notes. Give children a pad of post it notes for them to claim that specific square as their own.

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Rules:

  • No one is allowed to remove someone else's Post It note.

  • The game ceases at a predetermined time (say 5 minutes)

  • Each square is checked to ensure they are actually squares

  • The number for each team is collated. The winning team choose a privilege (it might be a programme to watch on the T.V. or something for dinner) then go and collect all of the Post It notes ready for the next game.

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