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The Riddle of the Lions and the Wilde beasts

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The Riddle of the Lions and the Wilde beasts

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A short problem solving exercise

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How do three lions and three wildebeests, fleeing from a wildfire, cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river to escape the flames? There's a raft! But there are a few rules that must be followed in order to solve the puzzle: The raft can only hold two animals at a time, at least one animal is needed to row, if lions ever outnumber a wildebeest they'll eat it, and there's no swimming.

Pause this video to try and figure it out yourself! Then hit play to find out the answer. Lisa Winer wrote this math and logic lesson based on the classic river crossing puzzle variations (like the fox, chicken, and bag of grain puzzle) attributed to Alcuin. From TED Ed:

Alcuin (735 - 908 CE) was a famous English scholar who was an adviser to the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Charlemagne loved puzzles and it is believed he hired Alcuin to create them purely for his enjoyment. Alcuin collected puzzles in a book called Propositions ad acuendos iuvenes, or "Problems to sharpen the young." Variations, such as increasing the number of animals or the size of the raft, began in the 16th century. Another version of this riddle that had an island in between the riverbanks was considered in the 19th century.

If you like math and logic puzzles like this, try the Tower of Hanoi, one of our favorite brainteasers.

Related vids: Can you solve the locker riddle? and Can you solve the frog riddle?

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Can you solve the river crossing riddle? - TED Ed | The Kid Should See This

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How do three lions and three wildebeests, fleeing from a wildfire, cross over to the left bank of a crocodile-infested river to escape the flames? There's a raft!

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Pen and paper at the ready to figure this one out....

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You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and... hmm. The last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open the vault?

In this TED-Ed by Tanya Khovanova, autobiographical numbers, also known as self-descriptive numbers, help us solve the riddle: "An autobiographical number is a number N such that the first digit of N counts how many zeroes are in N, the second digit counts how many ones are in N and so on. In our example, 1210 has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1 two and 0 threes."

Watch the video and then pause at these instructions to find your solution:

Find the bonus riddle solution at Brilliant, TED-Ed's sponsor.

Next: More videos about numbers, including Universal Calendar Puzzle: Figure out the day of the week for any date ever, Can you solve the dark coin riddle? and can you solve the penniless pilgrim riddle?

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Can you solve the Leonardo da Vinci riddle? | The Kid Should See This

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You've found Leonardo da Vinci's secret vault, secured by a series of combination locks. Fortunately, your treasure map has three codes: 1210, 3211000, and... hmm. The last one appears to be missing. Can you figure out the last number and open the vault?

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Games are one fun way to give your child a chance to practice listening and speaking skills.

As I said in How to Improve Your Child's Listening Skills, your child's ability to listen well makes homeschooling easier and is important for speech development. Practicing this skill doesn't have to be boring. A fun game like The Draw My Picture Game which involves verbal instructions can make it a more enjoyable experience.

This game is beneficial for a wide variety of learners. Auditory learners will probably find it easy to do. For visual and kinesthetic learners, it is a good opportunity to practice their auditory skills in an entertaining way.

The Draw My Picture Game involves one person giving verbal directions about a picture to another. It is easy to play and requires no advanced preparation other than collecting a few household materials. While it is good for helping children of any age develop their skills in giving and receiving oral instructions, it can also be used to help preschoolers learn shapes and colors, or provide vocabulary practice for foreign language learners. You'll find tips on those two possibilities at the end of this post.

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The Draw My Picture Game
Materials:

Pencils or crayons

White paper

Clipboards

Ears (Available on the heads of most children though not always used)

Directions:
Have each player partner up with another player. Give each person a piece of paper, a writing utensil, and a clipboard. Tell the players to sit back-to-back with their partners. Explain that one person (the Artist) will draw a picture using only simple shapes and lines. The other player (the Apprentice) cannot look while he is doing it. When the Artist is done, he must give the Apprentice verbal directions on how to draw his picture. The Artist may not look at the Apprentice's work while he is drawing. When the Apprentice is finished, the two players compare their drawings. They can then switch roles and play again.

Example

Here's your chance to try The Draw My Picture Game. Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and follow the directions below.

First, your paper should be situated vertically on your desk.

1. Draw a medium-sized circle in the middle of your paper.

2. Draw a medium-sized square below the circle but have the top of it touch the bottom of the circle.

3. Draw a medium-sized heart in the square.

4. Draw two smaller rectangles, one on each side of the square. They should go the wide way not the tall way and they should touch the sides of the square. Also, the top of each rectangle should line up with the top of the square.

5. Draw a medium-sized triangle above the circle. The bottom of the triangle should touch the top of the circle.

6. Draw three small stars anywhere inside the triangle.

7. Draw a small triangle in the center of the medium-sized circle.

8. Draw an arc which curves up below the small triangle.

9. Draw two small circles above the small triangle, one slightly to the right and one slightly to the left.

Done.

Scroll down to see how the picture looks.

Keep scrolling.

Keep Scrolling.

Here it is.

Neat, huh?

Keep in mind that the shapes and lines that the players draw don't have to make a picture like mine did. They can make simple abstract art instead which is actually easier. The pictures can also be either much simpler or more complicated depending on the age and drawing abilities of the players.

Other Uses for the Draw My Picture Game
Improve Foreign Language Skills
I have used this game to teach both ESL students and teens in a high school Spanish class. It's perfect for practicing foreign language vocabulary. If your child has learned the names of shapes or direction words like "above" and "under" in a foreign language, he can use those words in this game. The verbal directions each player uses can either be partly or entirely in the foreign language, depending on skill level. Here are some examples of phrases that Spanish students of various levels might say:

"Draw un cuadrado grande in the middle of the paper."

"Draw un cuadrado grande en el medio del papel."

"Dibuja un cuadrado grande en el medio del papel."

You can see how this game could be played throughout the year as new vocabulary is learned.
Reinforce Preschool Concepts
If you have a preschooler who is learning concepts such as shapes, colors, and direction words, this game could be used to reinforce those concepts. You might want to have pre-drawn pictures ready for this age group. The drawings should be very simple using maybe only three shapes to start. Begin with simple direction words like "above" and "below," then progress to more difficult ones like "right" and "left."

The fun part of this whole activity is that you never know how the Apprentice's drawing is going to turn out. Like the game, Telephone, things can be misinterpreted or miscommunicated.

I hope that you and your family enjoy this game. You'll find more of my educational games and puzzles too at WarmHeartsPublishing.com.

Many blessings,

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Games are one fun way to give your child a chance to practice listening and speaking skills. As I said in How to Improve Your Child's Listening Skills, your child's ability to listen well makes homeschooling easier and is important for speech development. Practicing this skill doesn't have to be boring.

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Players are divided into two or more teams. (The game works with any size group, as long as each team has 2+ members). One player on each team is designated as the Mutemaestro. The Mutemaestro is... muted. The other players on the Mutemaestro's team turn their backs to the computer so they can't see the screen. The category for this round is revealed by a member of one of the other teams (it should be something sufficiently broad like colors, fruits, vegetables, clothing items, etc.) Once the Mutemaestro has seen the category, it's removed from the screen and the rest of their team turns around. An opposing team keeps time, and the 60 seconds starts. The Mutemasetro tries their best to communicate the category to their team using anything other than speaking (they're muted). Once the team gets the category, they start naming as many objects in that category as they can in 60 seconds and the Mutemaestro can help by holding up objects, drawing, or miming. After 60 seconds is up, the number of items they got in the category is tallied and the next team gets to go with a new category. After all teams have gone, the group with the highest number of items said in 60 seconds wins.

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Players are divided into two or more teams. (The game works with any size group, as long as each team has 2+ members). One player on each team is designated as the Mutemaestro. The Mutemaestro is... muted. The other players on the Mutemaestro's team turn their backs to the computer so they can't see the screen.

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Students guess what the close up image is by raising their hand in Google Meet. Solutions on next slide

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Students make words from the letters to earn points in 3 mins

Share screen
Sts type the words in the chat
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Play Wordshake and see how many points can you get in three minutes. Longer words score more points!

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Instructions are on the PDF

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This is a fun game that you can do with your students, you will give this tongue twister presentation

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This is a fun game that you can do with your students, you will give this tongue twister presentation