How Far Tin Yous Climb? - An Activeness Past Times Frank Tapson

Last week, I ran across an activeness past times Frank Tapson called "How Far Can YOU Climb?" (page 34).  

The premise of the puzzle is quite simple.  Form the longest chain possible past times moving horizontally or vertically from i divulge to an increasing number.  

Here are Frank Tapson's instructions: 

Source: http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/trolqd.pdf

I printed off a cast set, too nosotros slid them into our handy dry erase pockets (affiliate link).  I firmly believe that every classroom inwards the footing could create goodness from a laid upward of these dry out erase pockets!  I've institute that the cheapest agency to purchase them is to company them every bit "shop ticket holders" (affiliate link).  They're the exact same production every bit the pockets marketed toward teachers - only cheaper!  

My students got actually into this activity!  As students finished their starting fourth dimension chains, they called out the scores to the class.  When soul realized their score was higher/lower than their peers, at that spot were corresponding shouts of excitement too frustration.

I intend this is a plumbing equipment chore for practicing work solving strategies amongst students.  Some students would erase their path too laid about over exclusively from scratch if they messed up.  Other students would only dorsum upward a few steps too exam if continuing their path inwards some other direction would lawsuit inwards a larger score.

I got MOST excited when i of my students suggested nosotros should regain the highest value on the game board too function backwards towards 1 since that would sure as shooting give us the highest score possible.

The pupil who took that road eventually decided it was impossible to brand a road betwixt the lowest divulge on the board too the highest board.  I haven't played roughly amongst it plenty to know if that is indeed true.

Some students inwards some other cast saw these puzzles setting on my podium, too they begged to accept i amongst them.  Of course of education you lot tin ship away accept a math-y puzzle amongst you!  

As I was writing this post, I made an exciting discovery.  Remember the giant divulge draw of piece of work poster I induce got inwards my classroom?



This divulge draw of piece of work was made amongst a printable I institute online.  It turns out that file was created past times Frank Tapson!  His website total of resources is a truthful treasure trove.

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