Tic Tac Toe

15 min

1 participant

Play with awake and sleeping bricks, to win a game of 3 in a row.

Let's play!

Player 1: Place an “AWAKE - correct reading position” brick in one of the 9 squares
Player 2: Place a “SLEEPING” brick in one of the 9 squares
Both players : Continue playing, until one player WINS by getting 3 bricks in a row (up, down, across, or diagonally)
Both players: If all 9 squares are full, without 3 in a row, the game is over. It is a tie.

How to prepare

1 base plate
10 random bricks
1 bowl

Divide the base plate into 9 squares to create a Tic Tac Toe grid (3x3 squares). Grid can be made using flat or thin LEGO bricks, ropes of playdough, large rubber bands… Place 10 random bricks in the bowl.

Facilitation tips

Preliminary exercise: explain the difference between “sleeping” and “awake bricks”
Try this activity on a raised paper
Explain the concept of directions: up, down, across, diagonally
Making a grid that does not merge with the bricks of the game is important so that there is no interference during tactile exploration.

Possible variations

Increase the size of the board to 4-by-4 (4 in a row), 5-by-5, or even up to a 20-by-20 grid.
Change the size of the squares, and/or base plate
Use another kind/shape of LEGO bricks for player 2

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Children will develop these holistic skills

cognitive skills

Solve problems: Engage in an approach, observe, question, manipulate, experiment, make hypotheses, by utilizing familiar mathematical tools or procedure

emotional skills

Follow courteous behavior: Interrupt a speaker in a socially acceptable manner when necessary

creative skills

Put into words procedures in peer-to-peer exchanges

physical skills

Discover the “spatial organisation of a page”: Take reference points in the page

social skills

Engage in game, pretend play activities, verbal play with peers

Did you know?

Cognitive skills - concentration, problem solving, and flexible thinking by learning to tackle complex tasks and building effective strategies to identify solutions.

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Vera Alice Corocher Maimoni
Jun. 3. 2023
Essa atividade de "Jogo da Velha adaptada" é bem interessante, permitindo que o indivíduo explore o material, percebendo o manuseio correto das peças (sua posição), ampliando assim o repertório de apropriação das características das mesmas (quando for manipular com intuito de leitura propriamente dito), saberá posicioná-las e utilizá-las com eficácia; além também de trabalhar posições (para cima, para baixo, transversal e na diagonal. Pensar estratégias para ganhar, resolver situações, expor suas ideias e tomadas de decisões favorecem o raciocínio lógico, permitindo a sua evolução na tomada de decisões e argumentação. Para crianças menores poderia ir introduzindo essas peculiaridades das peças gradativamente, oferecendo aos jogadores, para um as peças em Braile Bricks, que devem ser posicionadas corretamente, e outro objeto diferenciado (botões, tampas de garrafas), dessa forma, poderiam observar ainda mais detalhadamente as características das peças em Braile.