Pattern Blocks

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Pattern Blocks

• Wolvyn Henriques
• 09/27/2007

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Agenda W5H

• What are Pattern Blocks?
• Who can use them?
• When Can you use them?
• Where can you use them?
• Why Use them?
• How Can you use Pattern Blocks

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What are Pattern Blocks

• 6 x Hexagon
• 10 x Trapezoid
• 12 x Triangles
• 10 x Rhombus
• 8 x small rhombus
• 4 x squares

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Who can use them?

• Pairs
• Groups
• Individuals

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Where can you use them?

• Polygons Problem Solving
• Patterns Tessellations
• Perimeter
• Area
• Fraction
• Symmetry motion geometry

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Why Use them?
Children dont absorb ideas as the teacher
presents
Constructivism
"AHA" moment
Children are creators of their own knowledge
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"AHA"
Learning Objects
Manipulatives
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Equivalent Fractions

• Pattern Block Learning Object
• Lets watch a movie!
• Let us do the example

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Are the Any Questions

• You'll never go back to teaching fractions the
  old way!