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
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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
Try to get more numbers of squares.
Try to place the sticks in such a way that your friend faces difficulty in obtaining the box
Questions to be asked
can you place the stick in such a way that you get the square
Can you place the stick in such a way that your friend cannot get the box?