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Illustration for the project The Fencing Contractor

The Fencing Contractor

Grown from Paddock Perimeter Puzzle: measure the field, price the job and write the quote.

Seven activities that turn a perimeter sum into a working contract. Children measure and draw fields, choose fencing for different situations, work out materials and costs, write a quote, handle a change of plan and check their own arithmetic. Every activity has a harder strand for anybody who wants the stretch.

Maths
Money
Design
English

  • How perimeter turns into a materials list
  • Why different fields need different fencing
  • How a quote is put together