Attribute Spinner Purpose: Students will develop language skills. A single Attribute Block may be identified using four word groups: • Size: Large or Small • Thickness: Thick or Thin • Colour: Red, Blue,Yellow • Shape: Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Hexagon, Circle Stating four words: Large, Thin, Red, Triangle leads to a single Attribute Block. The Attribute Block Spinner can spin up these four words.
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One student can flick all of the spinners and another student can find the specific Attribute Block. There are several variations. A single criteria A single part of the spinner may be flicked (and the other sections covered with a sheet of paper) and the set of Attribute Blocks that meet that one particular criteria may be separated from the set. For example, • small pieces or • thick pieces or • red pieces or • hexagons. Two Criteria Two sections of the spinner may be covered.When two sections of the spinner are flicked two criteria are used to select pieces. For example, Large thin pieces. Three Criteria Three parts of the spinner are flicked and the appropriate set of pieces is chosen from the entire Attribute Block Set. For example:
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Attribute Blocks