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Why do this
problem?
This problem encourages children to work systematically and it
will consolidate their understanding of positional language.
Key questions
Which two girls are sitting next to each other?
Can you choose places for Felix and Carol?
Possible extension
Those who finish quickly could try this
much harder logic problem.
Possible support
Children could use counters with the initial letter of each person
on them so that they can be moved around easily.