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Logic Block Collections

Age 5 to 7
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Have you seen a set of Logic Blocks? There are different shapes, different colours and two different sizes.

Logic Blocks


I have been collecting some Logic Blocks that go together in a set because something about them is the same. It could be something about their shape or their size or their colour.

What do you think is the same about these two? What other Logic Blocks do you think go with them in the set?

2 shapes


Scroll down to find some more shapes in the set.

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Here are the rest of the set.

more shapes


What others could it have been?

Here are two shapes from another set.

2 shapes

What do you think is the same about these two?
What other Logic Blocks do you think go with them in the set?

Scroll down to find some more shapes in the set.

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Here are some more of the set.

more shapes


What others do you think go with them? There are ten of them altogether.

Now you can make your own sets of shapes. If you don't have any blocks of your own, you could print off and cut up the shapes on this sheet.

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Chain of Changes

Arrange the shapes in a line so that you change either colour or shape in the next piece along. Can you find several ways to start with a blue triangle and end with a red circle?

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The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.

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