Curated OER
How to Use the Pattern Block Applet
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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Double Your Design
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Design a Quilt
Students learn to use pattern blocks to build a two dimensional design, and use the calculator to determine the value of the design.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Building Shapes
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...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Line Symmetry
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....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Shape Makers
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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Quick Flashes With Shapes
Today students will focus on replicating 2-D shapes that are flashed before their eyes and then continue working with pattern blocks activities.
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.
Beacon Learning Center
Beacon Learning Center: Brenda's Bedroom Border
Students explore patterns as they help Brenda choose a pattern for her bedroom.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The First Day of Kindergarten Scary and Strange? More or Less!
Students will be able to sort pictures that are alike.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Kindergarten Patterning
[Free Registration/Login Required] Kindergarten math flipchart that prompts students to identify, create and extend patterns.
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...
Curated OER
Working With Fractions Using Pattern Blocks
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...
Curated OER
Working With Fractions Using Pattern Blocks
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...
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson: Geometry, It's a Perfect Fit [Pdf]
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...
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Los Rompecabezas De Rosita
In Spanish. Build different things with different shapes, recognize patterns with shapes, and find the errors in Rosita's story.
Other
Free Quilt Patterns: Homepage
This site alphabetically listed links to hundreds of sites with free quilt designs from Free Quilt Patterns.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Choral Counting
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...
George Mason University
Handmade Manipulative Instructions
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.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Same but Different
Today, this common student answer will be the accepted one as students try to find different ways to fill in a hexagon.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Covering a Tanagram
[Free Registration/Login Required] Covering designs using pattern blocks.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Gnomon 1
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...
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.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Popcorn
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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