SHAPE & DESIGN ISLAND · FIRST ADVENTURE
The Missing Bridge
Pip needs a bridge. Pick straight or corner pieces, turn them, and connect the path!
Bridge 1 of 12
Give Pip a way across
Fill the open squares. The lines on each bridge piece must meet.
Build the continuous road from the left bank to the flag. No dragging is required.
Your building pieces
Select a shape, rotate it, then tap an empty bridge square.
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LOOK · BUILD · EXPLAIN
What makes a bridge work?
See the missing route
Look at where the old road stops and where it must continue.
Make the pieces fit
Turn the pieces to connect their ends, not just their colours.
Explain your design
Why did a corner work here instead of a straight piece? Try building a new one on paper.
Continue away from the screen
Draw a bridge with five squares. Invent a route, colour the straight and corner pieces, and show someone how it works. The printable activity needs only paper and crayons.
My own bridge design
1. Draw a path with straight and turning pieces.
2. Where does your route turn? Explain or draw it here.
Grown-up idea: place paper squares on the table, let the child change the path, and ask how it connects.