Curated OER
Learning by Sorting
Students sort Lego Duplo pieces after determining the attributes to classify them by. They work in pairs to sort a group of Duplo pieces and explain their process to others.
Curated OER
3-D Beginning Graphs
Students explore the concept of big and small. They collect objects from the classroom, sort them by size, and create a graph using Duplo stacking blocks.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Making Patterns
Explore the literature connections, online activity, pencil and paper activity, and the manipulative investigation of patterns and geometric shapes on this page!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pattern Recognition: Cyberchase Games
Identify the patterns using addition, subtraction, and geometry to solve the puzzle and crack Hacker's code.
Other
Interactive Pattern Blocks
A colorful, engaging site where students can manipulate pattern blocks to create patterns or pictures. Included in the detailed directions are possible activities and a feature that allows you to email your patterns to a friend.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Assessing Composing and Decomposing Shapes
Knowledge in Action! Today you will find out if the students are understanding the idea of decomposing and composing shapes with pattern blocks.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Shapely Tiling
On this one page interactive website expand your logic, Motion Geometry and pattern recognition knowledge while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Pattern Block Template Shapes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a review of circle, rectangle, square, triangle, and hexagon and introduces trapezoid and rhombus. Students are asked to identify the number of sides and the number of corners of...
Harvard University
Harvard Smithsonian: Everyday Classroom Tools
The focus of this series of lessons is to engage students in an exploration of the world around them. The emphasis is on inquiry as students learn about the earth, sun, light, shapes and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Geometric Quilts
Find out how quilting and math go hand in hand when you visit this comprehensive resource. This resource provides a lesson plan for integrating geometry concepts with quilt making.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Do It Yourself Patchwork Gifts
Students will sharpen their geometry skills when they make these holiday gifts. This site offers hands-on activities with geometry skills interwoven.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Geometric Quilts
In this lesson, students will create a class quilt of nine patch paper quilt blocks using geometry.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Market Place: 2 D Shapes and Patterns
On this interactive site, students learn to identify squares, circles, and triangles.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Rotational Symmetry
This is a good site for elementary teachers to help educate students about symmetry by using pattern blocks. This link has multiple activities that the instructor could use including technological and standard activities.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Well That's Different!
Finding different combinations to cover a given pattern block is the idea of the day. Students will create pattern block shapes using other pattern blocks.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tynker Hour of Code: Trail Blazer
Students apply geometry concepts to create patterns and shapes while they learn computer programming.
Scholastic
Scholastic: I Spy
These interactive matching games for elementary age students combine visuals of familiar objects and rhyming riddles to create brain-teasing puzzles.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Juegos De Matematicas
Great elementary level math activities, organized by school grade. Activities are sometimes written in the form of teacher instructions, with pictures and examples. Others are written directly for students and can be done online or...