Activity
Click on the link to play with pattern blocks online! What composite shape will you build? What component shapes will you use in your creation?
Math Concepts Lesson
Composite Shapes: Pattern Block Composite Shapes
Grades: K-1
Time: 10 minutes
Overview
Use pattern blocks to explore component and composite shapes.
Materials
Goals
Objectives
Common Core Math Standards
Materials
Computer or other device with speakers + internet.
Goals
- Create composite shapes using component shapes.
Objectives
Use online pattern blocks to create composite shapes.
Common Core Math Standards
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.G.A.2
Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2
Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.B.6
Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.A.2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/”less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
CCSS.Math.Content.K.MD.B.3
Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
