A Leafy Tower of Hanoi

The Tower of Hanoi is a maths puzzle that is traditionally completed on rods with wooden discs. Teacher Tom blogged about The Evolution of the Tree Part Toys and this reminded me of this puzzle, I have resorted to leaves which are abundant and colourful at this time...

Leaf Logic

With autumn here, now is the time to capitalise on the beauty and variety of leaves falling from the trees. Here is an activity that requires a bit of logical thinking and strategy.First all of ask each child to gather a few leaves from under a tree. It works best if...

Stick Logic

One ongoing challenge for teachers is ensuring that children who finish earlier than others have something meaningful to move onto. There’s lots of possibilities outside and this stick activity is one such example. It can be completed in pairs or by children...
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