Contents
About This Book 2
Using This Book 2
Activities
Getting Started 3
Rocket 4
Penguin 5
Candle 6
Elephant 7
Present. 8
Dog 9
Patterns 10
Banjo 11
Deer 12
Turkey 13
People 14
UFO 15
People 16
Patterns 17
Ice Cream 18
Spider 19
Space Creature 20
Flower 21
Space Ship 22
Kangaroo 23
Tools 24
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About this Book
Math manipulatives are a very important creative reinforce counting,
tool in helping children improve their understand- number operations,
ing of math. Not only can manipulatives be used fractions, descriptive
effectively to introduce new concepts, but they are language and art. Given
also important in reinforcing acquired skills. the freedom to
explore ideas, your
This book covers a wide range of activities that can child will become
be used by children of many different ability lev- familiar with
els. It is important to allow them time to explore formal concepts
patterning and to study the relationships of shape and in an intuitive way,
color in their designs. long before he’s able
to formulate and apply these discoveries.
Your child will enjoy making his/her own patterns
as well as solving the puzzles presented in this The Pattern Blocks and activities in this book range
book. The activities can be extended to include from very simple to somewhat complex.
Using the Book
Your set of Pattern Blocks consists of six plastic shapes in different colors.
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Triangle Square Hexagon Trapezoid Parallelogram Rhombus
When first introducing the activities to your child, As a challenge, ask your child to estimate the number
give them the exact number of Pattern Blocks of Pattern Blocks that will be needed to complete a
needed to complete the picture. Once your child given activity. Then solve the puzzles, and record the
becomes familiar with the materials and activities, actual numbers next to the original predictions. Be
you can help your child sort out the correct Pattern sure to discuss the results together.
Block combinations needed for a given activity page.
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Yellow Hexagon
Blue Parallelogram
Tan Rhombus Red Trapezoid
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