Which piece fills the gap?
A grid is filled with coloured pieces except for one gap the shape of a 4-square piece. The student picks which of four pieces fills it exactly: a straight line, a 2 by 2 square, a T, an L or a zigzag. Every choice is 4 squares, so counting squares isn't enough.
The right piece is usually drawn turned round or turned over from how the gap sits, so the student has to turn it in their head. The working names the gap's shape and then shows the piece in place.
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What changes each time
- A new grid every time: 4 by 4, 4 by 5, 4 by 6 or 5 by 5
- The gap is a T, an L, a zigzag, a line or a square
- The pieces are drawn turned or turned over
More shapes and angles practice
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- Faces, edges and vertices (Grade 3)
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- Turning and flipping letters (Grade 3)
- Counting squares of every size (Grade 3)
- Inside or outside the loop (Grade 3)
- Symmetry on a grid (Grade 4)
- Rotations and reflections (Grade 4)
- Reading a protractor (Grade 4)
- Parallel and perpendicular lines (Grade 4)
- Parts of a circle (Grade 4)
- Draw without lifting your pencil (Grade 4)
- Can these sticks make a triangle? (Grade 4)
- 3D shapes: side view (Grade 5)
- Rectangle in a quarter circle (Grade 5)
- Painted cube puzzle (Grade 5)
- Rope around the Earth (Grade 5)
- Can dominoes cover the board? (Grade 5)
- Angles in a circle (Grade 6)
- Inscribed circle in a right triangle (Grade 8)