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Contents
Age
6-9.
Materials
- An envelope of 54 triangles of 3 different colors; of 3 different sizes and 6 types:
9 acute-angled isosceles triangles
9 right-angled isosceles triangles
9 obtuse-angled isosceles triangles
(three of each color)
9 acute-angled scalene triangles (three of each size)
9 right-angled scalene triangles
9 obtuse-angled scalene triangles
Preparation
Directress and child.
Presentation
- The triangles are scattered on the table.
- The directress says, "I want only one of these. Can you guess which one it is?"
- The child may guess or choose one.
- "No, that is not the color of the one I want".
- The child guesses the color and isolates all of the triangles of the right color.
- The guessing goes on, each time eliminating some triangles as the qualities are narrowed down.
- As each correct quality is identified, the directress writes a label, i.e. after the child has found that the triangle must be green, the three labels are arranged: the green triangle.
- At the end, when only one triangle is left, the adjectives cover all of its characteristics: the large green obtuse-angled isosceles triangle.
- The child reads the labels.
- Directress says: "It was necessary to use many adjectives to find the right triangle from among that large group".
- The labels are taken up and mixed and lain out again.
- "With the same adjectives we would still be able to find the correct triangle, but the arrangement/order of the adjectives usually sounds best in only one way".
- The child rearranges them to find which order sounds best.
Control Of Error
The Directress.
Points Of Interest
Purpose
- To give a very strong impression of each function of speech.
Variation
Links
Handouts/Attachments