Friday, March 4, 2011

Construction Math Long Path, Grid, & Short Path Games


It's hard to see, but the one on the right is a Long Path game:
  • It says, "Collect the tools and drive to the Construction Site."
  • Dump truck movers
  • 1-2 dice
  • Little button tools
  • It has "Take a tool" spaces and the tools fit into the bed of the dump trucks.

The one on the top left is the Short Path game:
  • It says "Take the tool to the toolbox."
  • Tiny tools glued to spools to act as movers
  • 1, 1-3 die
  • Hand painted wooden boxes to look like toolboxes
  • You could add more tools to take to the toolbox for more of a challenge; or switch to a 1-6 die.
  • This is ideal for children who are beginning to quantify and aren't ready for a long path game yet.

The one on the bottom left is a Grid game:
  • You roll the die and cover the corresponding amount of spaces until your board is completely covered.
  • Ideal for children beginning to count!
  • Use a 1-3 die
  • Different kinds of rocks as covers (make sure they cover the grid spaces completely, but aren't too big to overlap to the next space)
  • I used construction vehicle stickers as spaces, but you can print pictures off from online to use as spaces.

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