Number Puzzles Pre-Kindergarten to Kindergarten Lesson K05 Overview Students fill shapes with blocks. They determine the quantity of blocks that fit inside the shape by counting the blocks and also by laying the blocks on a number line and reading the number. They write the number next to the shape outline. Students use spatial organization and reasoning skills to solve each task. They also use trial and error as a means to test ideas of where to place the blocks.
Students learn to place blocks strategically.
Students write numbers 1 to 9. Try to elicit examples of other number lines such as thermometers, graphs, and measuring sticks. Make sure the entire group can see the numbers on the line and that they can identify the number on the line where the blocks end. To complete the puzzle, they will determine the number of blocks it takes to fill the shape and write the number on the line next to the shape. Place the blocks on a number line and read the number where the blocks end.