This task is an interesting way to have student practice making designs with pattern blocks. Students listen to "Grandfather Tang’s Story". After the story, students select animals from the story to make with the tangrams. A worksheet is provided to show the tangram animals that students can make.
In this assessment task students use pattern blocks to make the hexagons outlined on workmats. They are asked to make the shape in different ways. Teachers can observe students using slides, flips and turns as they make the shapes. The assessment workmat and a rubric are provided.
In this assessment task students are asked to use pattern blocks to make sailboats that are on a workmat. They are asked to show different ways to fill the same shape for example a student may use one trapezoid and three triangles to create the shape. The teacher will be able to observe whether a student uses flips, slides or turns purposefully. The workmat and rubric are provided.
This resource contains a wide variety of pattern block mats which can be used with geometry units, center activities, or individual activities.
This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.
This file contains a sample image of a geometry anchor chart, as well as an image of a composing shapes activity. Directions and descriptions are included.
This task is from Tools4NCTeachers. Students determine the value of different types of pattern blocks. This is remixable.
This task is from Tools4NCTeachers. Students use pattern blocks to explore the fractional value of each type of block. This is remixable.