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For younger students:
Obtain a number of similar boxes and place different objects inside them. Then seal the boxes. Students will tip, tilt, and shake the boxes to try to figure out what is inside them based on the sounds they hear. Suggested objects include:
For older students:
Obtain several shoe boxes that are the same size. Make a grid on the inside surfaces of the boxes (see illustration) and glue several (5-10) blocks onto the surfaces of the box. Seal a ball inside each box. Label the outside of the boxes Top, Bottom, Front, Back Left and Right. Label each box A, B, C, etc. Be sure to mark a grid for each box to serve as a key. Or you could open up the boxes so students can see how well they were able to visualize where the blocks were in the boxes.
Have students tip, tilt and shake the boxes to map the locations of the blocks on a grid like the one below.
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