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Exploring Fractions with Pattern Blocks

Exploring Fractions with Pattern Blocks. By Jennifer Tapolcai. Pattern Blocks. You’ve seen pattern blocks before. Did you know they can help you learn about fractions?. Let’s practice using pattern blocks!. First, take the pattern blocks out and play with them.

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Exploring Fractions with Pattern Blocks

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  1. Exploring Fractions with Pattern Blocks By Jennifer Tapolcai

  2. Pattern Blocks You’ve seen pattern blocks before. Did you know they can help you learn about fractions?

  3. Let’s practice using pattern blocks! First, take the pattern blocks out and play with them. Look at the different shapes, and see what they have in common.

  4. How many in a whole? Take a yellow hexagon. How many green triangles fit inside it?

  5. How many in a whole? There are six green triangles that fit in one yellow hexagon. One green triangle is 1/6 of the yellow hexagon. 1 = 6/6 =

  6. More Fractions Take a blue rhombus. How many green triangles are in a blue rhombus? What fraction of a blue rhombus is a green triangle?

  7. Triangles in a Rhombus There are two green triangles in a blue rhombus. 1 green triangle 2 triangles in a rhombus Each green triangle is ½ of a blue rhombus. 1 = ½ + ½ = +

  8. Keep exploring fractions! Now that you know how to use pattern blocks for fractions, keep practicing! Use your pattern blocks to help you with the pdf worksheet on the main page!

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