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Course Description

The world-renowned Six Bricks methodology is an ideal starting point to build numeracy and basic mathematical skills for children.  Six Bricks is incredibly versatile and is used to improve executive functioning skills for children. It is particularly useful for helping children to make sense of numbers and mathematical operations.

NESA accredited

Six Bricks brings a hands-on approach to help children visualise the problem and work through the steps required to arrive logically at a solution.  Children have tremendous fun when using the bricks and this makes it far easier for them to grasp concepts without even realising that they are gaining these skills.

Daily mathematics activities with the Six Bricks ensure that children acquire higher order thinking skills and continue to practise their skills at more challenging levels.

The process of development in children involves a need to classify what is going on around them and to identify patterns in what they experience.  Through the Six Bricks approach, children learn to fit things together and take them apart, as their spatial skills develop.  

They re-arrange and shape objects and also observe and describe things from different spatial views - this is something that can only be learnt through experience. Patterning, sequencing and sorting help children to develop a sense of continuity in their world. 

You are able to scale the activities up or down to suit the level of your class.  Create even more activities of your own as you become familiar with the methodology.  

The activities can simply be used as ‘brain boosters’ when energy is flagging or when children are out of flow.   Alternatively, they can be formally linked to concepts in the curriculum.



NOTE:  It is suggested that you complete the module on Implementing the Six Bricks methodology before commencing this module.  This module does not cover the fundamental principles of the Six Bricks methodology. We assume that you have built your understanding through the completion of:  Learn how to apply the Six Bricks Methodology in your K - 2 class.


Audience

Teachers in Years K-2 use these activities to help children grasp concepts and strengthen their active engagement with a topic.


Teaching Standards

3.3.2 Proficient Level - Plan for and implement Effective Teaching and Learning - Use teaching strategies: Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem-solving, and critical and creative thinking


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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Module 1 - Introduction

    • Introduction

    • Course Outline
  • 2

    Module 2 - Fundamentals and knowledge behind Six Bricks Methodology

    • The Fundamentals - Use the six bricks Methodology to build Mathematical Skills

    • Activity - Teaching Position and Direction

    • Task: When you reflect on the activity, what was your response?

    • Duplo Size Bricks
  • 3

    Module 3 - Understand the Knowledge behind the Six Bricks Methodology for Maths

    • Advantages to using these activities for teaching Mathematical Skills

    • Consolidate Mathematical Concepts

    • Key Components of Mathematical Activities

    • Use Six Bricks to Reinforce Key Concepts

    • Reflection Questions

  • 4

    Module 4 - Resources to make Maths Fun

    • Resources you need to include the Six Bricks Methodology into your Classroom

    • Other Resources
  • 5

    Module 5 - Integration

    • Integrate the Activities into your Teaching

    • Start off with Simple Activities

    • Expand on the Basic Activity

    • Download this PDF for a further version of the Activity

    • Reflection Questions

    • Mathematics closely aligns to Other Skills
  • 6

    Module 6 - Example Exercises to Use

    • Activity for basic addition, subtraction and multiplication skills

    • PDF for Multiples Activity

    • PDF for Problem Solving Skills (addition and subtraction)

    • Basic Activity for Addition

    • Making and Extending Patterns

    • Building Patterns using sets of Six Bricks Activity

    • PDF for Patterns template

    • Reflection questions

  • 7

    Module 7 - Understand Symmetry

    • Learn more about Symmetry

    • Different types of Symmetry

    • Reflections all around Us
  • 8

    Module 8 - Grid Referencing

    • Why is Grid Referencing Important

    • Grid Referencing Activity
  • 9

    Module 9 - Data Handling

    • Understanding Data Handling

    • Data Activity

    • Reflection Task
  • 10

    Module 10 - Conclusion

    • Wrap - Up

    • Commit to trying something different in your class!

    • Reflection Questions

    • In Conclusion
  • 11

    Course Feedback

    • Please take a few minutes to give us your feedback

Do you teach in NSW? If so, this is relevant to you:

Completing Use the Six Bricks Methodology to Build Numeracy and Basic Mathematical Skills will contribute 2 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/Early Years Learning Framework, addressing Standard Descriptor 3.3.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher in NSW.

 

Presenter

Denise Meyerson

Denise Meyerson

Denise has over 30 years' experience of delivering PD training to schools, teachers, corporate clients and corporate trainers. She is one of the first master trainers of the LEGO Serious Play methodology and has used this process for schools and teaching teams. Denise is also qualified as a trainer for the powerful Six Bricks Methodology

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