Tell them to make ponds for the frogs - rectangle ponds!
They need to line up lily pads (dominos) in a rectangle for the frogs to sit on. There must be the same number of frogs (dots) on each side of the pond (rectangle).
Perhaps play as a whole class as your lesson introduction or warm up to model strategies and problem solving skills for your learners:
- how to make one side
- how to find the total of one side
- how to experiment with different combinations
- how to check and change dominos to create a matching total
- how to compensate or split numbers to achieve a total
You need:
double 6 domino setTo play
- students work in pairs or independently to arrange dominos in a rectangle making sure each side has the same total
Here a pond with sides of 6 has been created.
And here a pond with sides of 7 has been formed. Challenge your students to check each others' work and assist in making corrections.
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