This mat had only rectangles. About how many of the rectangles is Abike covering with her body? About how many rectangles are not covered? Can you use Abike’s quick way to work out how many rectangles the mat has altogether?

One morning Abike went to visit her grandmother. At the well she saw women fetching water in buckets they were carrying on their heads. She wondered how many litres of water each bucket holds. What do you think?

Abike arrived at her grandmother’s house. “What a lovely surprise Abike! Look at this new basket I made. Do you like it?” Grandma asked. “I like the colours, but the shapes are too sharp and pointed,” replied Abike. How would you copy the pattern on the basket? Are the shapes like a square or a rectangle or another shape?