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P4-7 KAPLA

P4-7 KAPLA 10 Plank Challenge

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You will need 10 KAPLA planks

(or Jenga or dominoes)

10 KAPLA planks

Top Tips!

Take your time

Don't give up

Rest your elbows on the table

 Challenge 1: Stand 10 planks on their ends, 

close to each other but not touching 

10 KAPLA planks standing on their ends

Challenge 2: Make a mug 

A model of a mug made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 3: Build a butterfly

A model of a butterfly made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 4: Balance a T

A model of the letter T made from KAPLA planks

 Challenge 5: Balance tall T towers 

Towers made from the letter T made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 6: Stack a swimming swan

A model of a swan made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 7: Can you build these simple shapes? 

Hint: These shapes are standing up

A model of a triangle and a square made from KAPLA planks

 Challenge 8: Stack some squares 

to make a tall tower 

Towers of squares made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 9: Try to balance a tricky triangle tower 

A tower of triangles made from KAPLA planks

Challenge 10: Grow a tree and then a taller tree 

A pair of trees made from KAPLA planks

 Challenge 11: Can you balance this see-saw? 

A see-saw made from KAPLA planks

 Challenge 12: Can you organise this obstinate ostrich? 

An ostrich made from KAPLA planks

 Ultimate Challenge: 

1. Design and build your own model that uses all 10 planks

2. Draw or photograph your design

3. Challenge someone else to build your design

Great work!

Ask a grown-up if they would like to share a photo

of your models on Twitter


If they are happy to do this please ask them to include @knextgen


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