Ask each child or pair of children to build the five different samples of brick walls illustrated on the Bricks worksheet. Depending on the availability of computers for your students, this activity can be done individually, with partners, in groups, or as a class. Have students go to Brick Walls. Depending on the level of your students, you can have them complete this activity individually or with assistance.
Students record how many horizontal bars and how many vertical bars they use in their drawings.