Some of the class worked on tangram problems, making a range of pictures such as boats, arrows, swans and candles using the seven tangram pieces. This required a great level of cooperative talk and spatial reasoning.
"Working together to solve the arrow tangram was difficult because we wanted to try different things! By talking about our ideas we managed to find a solution together." - Henry
The rest of the class worked on pentomino challenges, such as making rectangles of a specified size or the notoriously difficult 'double T' problem. This required the children to make a larger version of the T shaped piece contained within the pentomino set; nobody managed to crack it today but everyone gave it their best go!
Who will be the first to beat the defeat the double T? The race is on Maple class!
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