We were using the problem solving strategy:

‘Draw a picture or diagram or make a model’

The problem we were trying to solve was:

In the high street there were eleven blocks of flats in a straight line.

The Council planted two trees between each block of flats.

How many trees were planted altogether?

“We drew eleven flats and two trees between them.” Fern

“We cut strips to be the buildings and put two red cubes between them. We found out that the answer was twenty!” Lauren