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Curated OER

How to Use the Pattern Block Applet

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can download pattern block grid paper or cutouts for class activities. Included is an activity comparing the relationships of fractional parts called, "What's My Number?" Links available to other pattern block and fraction...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Double Your Design

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn to use pattern blocks to investigate symmetry by building a design, making its mirror image, and using the calculator to determine the value of both the design made and its reflection.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Design a Quilt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn to use pattern blocks to build a two dimensional design, and use the calculator to determine the value of the design.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Building Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Based on building a hexagon, this activity from the Math Forum collection focuses on using different combinations of pattern blocks to create a hexagon. An online activity, pencil and paper method, literature connections, and a...
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Line Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Shape Makers

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this Five E's AMSTI lesson, students discover relationships between shapes. Students discover multiple ways to combine shapes to fill the area of a given shape using real and virtual pattern blocks, and share their solutions with...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Quick Flashes With Shapes

For Teachers 1st
Today students will focus on replicating 2-D shapes that are flashed before their eyes and then continue working with pattern blocks activities.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers K - 1st
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.
Activity
Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Brenda's Bedroom Border

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students explore patterns as they help Brenda choose a pattern for her bedroom.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The First Day of Kindergarten Scary and Strange? More or Less!

For Teachers K
Students will be able to sort pictures that are alike.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Kindergarten Patterning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Kindergarten math flipchart that prompts students to identify, create and extend patterns.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Pattern Block Template Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[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...
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Curated OER

Working With Fractions Using Pattern Blocks

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can download pattern block grid paper or cutouts for class activities. Included is an activity comparing the relationships of fractional parts called, "What's My Number?" Links available to other pattern block and fraction...
Graphic
Curated OER

Working With Fractions Using Pattern Blocks

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students can download pattern block grid paper or cutouts for class activities. Included is an activity comparing the relationships of fractional parts called, "What's My Number?" Links available to other pattern block and fraction...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson: Geometry, It's a Perfect Fit [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This two-part geometry lesson plan has students identify, describe, and classify two-dimensional shapes. Students engage in hands-on activities including identifying shapes in the classroom, creating patterns with shapes, identifying...
Activity
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa

Red Escolar: Los Rompecabezas De Rosita

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In Spanish. Build different things with different shapes, recognize patterns with shapes, and find the errors in Rosita's story.
Website
Other

Free Quilt Patterns: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site alphabetically listed links to hundreds of sites with free quilt designs from Free Quilt Patterns.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Choral Counting

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Using base ten blocks, students will develop the concept of ten more and ten less, moving from concrete representation to understanding of the unit of ten within ten more and ten less. Included is a detailed lesson plan with many...
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George Mason University

Handmade Manipulative Instructions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this personal site, you will find pages of math manipulatives and different types of graphing paper to print out and use in your classroom.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Same but Different

For Teachers 1st
Today, this common student answer will be the accepted one as students try to find different ways to fill in a hexagon.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Covering a Tanagram

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Covering designs using pattern blocks.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Gnomon 1

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This interactive activity gives you an opportunity to explore a specific number pattern named the "Fibonacci sequence." See what other patterns you can discover while you manipulate the blocks. There is a "Printable Page" link if you...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Well That's Different!

For Teachers 1st Standards
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.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Popcorn

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT explore the characteristics of cubes, pattern blocks, and geometry blocks. SWBAT count a set of objects up to 20 by 1's. SWBAT play the game "Greater Than" with a partner, using the correct vocabulary.

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