Games

popsicle grid


Children take turns placing colored popsicle sticks on a dotted grid, completing squares. The child who places the final stick to complete a square claims that box, encouraging strategy and observation.

Materials


  • coloured popsicle sticks
  • black chartpaper with dot grids
popsicle grid

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Checklist

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  • Were the kids planning on next move while putting the stick so that they get more boxes?
  • Were the kids keeping track of the number of boxes in their names?
  • how to play

    Challanges

    1. Try to get more numbers of squares.
    2. Try to place the sticks in such a way that your friend faces difficulty in obtaining the box

    Questions to be asked

    1. can you place the stick in such a way that you get the square
    2. Can you place the stick in such a way that your friend cannot get the box?