Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, and Tangrams, Oh My!

1. Pattern Blocks, Attribute Blocks, and Tangrams, Oh My! Amy Smith NC Department of Public Instruction K-2 Primary Team asmith@dpi.state.nc.us

2. Agenda • Overview • Let’s Go Walkin’ • What ARE these shapes? • Exploration Stations • What’s the Math? • Resources; Evaluations

3. Handouts • 1 shape from the Mystery Bag • Handouts • 2 stapled packets of templates • Resource page • What’s The Difference? • NC Standard Course of Study • CD-ROM • A copy of all the blackline masters • Additional resources

4. Let’s Go Walkin’ • With your shape in hand, walk around the room to the music. • When the music stops, quickly findONE person near you and buddy up. • Talk about your shapes. What is the same? What is different? • When the music starts again, bid farewell and beginwalking around the room to the music. • When the music stops again, quickly findTWO people near you and buddy up. • We’ll continue with THREE, FOUR, and FIVE!

5. What ARE these shapes? • Attribute Blocks

6. What ARE these shapes? • Pattern Blocks

7. What ARE these shapes? • Tangrams

8. Exploration Stations • With your partner, visit each of the 9 different stations. Play each game & explore each activity. • Put a check mark next to each station as you complete it.  Record ideas, extensions and additional explanations you want to remember about each of the stations.  Beprepared to share your thoughts & experiences at the end of the session.

9. What’s the Math? • Attribute Train • Can You Make It? • Cover and Count • Grandfather Tang • Mystery Grab Bag • Pattern Block Puzzlers • Shape Morpher • What’s My Rule? • Worth $1.00

10. Attribute Train • C:K 3.02     Compare geometric shapes (identify likenesses and differences). • N: K 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (triangles, rectangles including squares, and circles) by attributes. • C: F 3.03     Compare and contrast geometric figures. • N: F 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (including parallelograms, rhombus, trapezoids, and hexagons) by attributes.

11. Can You Make It? • C: F 3.01     Identify, build, draw and name parallelograms, squares, trapezoids, and hexagons. • C: F 3.03     Compare and contrast geometric figures. • N: F 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (including parallelograms, rhombus, trapezoids, and hexagons) by attributes. • N: F 3.03 Predict and investigate the results of composing and decomposing two dimensional shapes and describe the part-whole relationships of these shapes. • C: S 3.01     Combine simple figures to create a given shape. • C: S 3.02     Describe the change in attributes as two- and three-dimensional figures are cut and rearranged. • N: S 3.02 Describe, sort, and create congruent shapes. • a) Determine whether shapes are congruent. • b) Recognize congruency in shapes with different orientations.

12. Cover & Count • C: K 3.04     Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles. • N: K 3.03 Demonstrate spatial reasoning to fill shapes and model objects found in the environment. • C: F 3.04     Solve problems involving spatial visualization. • N: F 3.04 Describe relationships of objects using proximity, position and direction; follow and/or formulate directions to move or place an object.

13. Grandfather Tang • C: K 3.03     Model and use directional and positional vocabulary. • C: K 3.04     Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles. • N: K 3.03 Demonstrate spatial reasoning to fill shapes and model objects found in the environment. • C: F 3.04     Solve problems involving spatial visualization. • N: F 3.03 Predict and investigate the results of composing and decomposing two dimensional shapes and describe the part-whole relationships of these shapes. • N: F 3.04 Describe relationships of objects using proximity, position and direction; follow and/or formulate directions to move or place an object.

14. Mystery Grab Bag • C: K 3.01     Identify, build, draw, and name triangles, rectangles, and circles; identify, build, and name spheres and cubes. • C: K 3.02     Compare geometric shapes (identify likenesses and differences). • N: K 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (triangles, rectangles including squares, and circles) by attributes. • C: F 3.03     Compare and contrast geometric figures. • N: F 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (including parallelograms, rhombus, trapezoids, and hexagons) by attributes.

15. Pattern Block Puzzlers • C: K 3.04     Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles. 3.04     Complete simple spatial visualization tasks and puzzles. • N: K 3.03 Demonstrate spatial reasoning to fill shapes and model objects found in the environment. • C: F 3.04     Solve problems involving spatial visualization. • N: F 3.04 Describe relationships of objects using proximity, position and direction; follow and/or formulate directions to move or place an object. • C: S 3.01Combine simple figures to create a given shape. • C: S 3.02 Describe the change in attributes as two- and three-dimensional figures are cut and rearranged.

16. Shape Morpher • N: F 3.03 Predict and investigate the results of composing and decomposing two dimensional shapes and describe the part-whole relationships of these shapes. • N: F 3.04 Describe relationships of objects using proximity, position and direction; follow and/or formulate directions to move or place an object. • C: S 3.01     Combine simple figures to create a given shape. • C: S 3.03     Identify and make: • A Symmetric figures. • b Congruent figures. • N: S 3.02 Describe, sort, and create congruent shapes. • a) Determine whether shapes are congruent. • b) Recognize congruency in shapes with different orientations.

17. What’s My Rule? • C: K 3.02     Compare geometric shapes (identify likenesses and differences). • N: K 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (triangles, rectangles including squares, and circles) by attributes. • C: F 3.03     Compare and contrast geometric figures. • N: F 3.02 Identify, model, describe, compare, and sort geometric two-dimensional shapes (including parallelograms, rhombus, trapezoids, and hexagons) by attributes.

18. Worth $1.00 • N: F 3.03 Predict and investigate the results of composing and decomposing two dimensional shapes and describe the part-whole relationships of these shapes. • C: S 3.03     Identify and make: • Symmetric figures. • Congruent figures. • N: S 3.02 Describe, sort, and create congruent shapes. • a) Determine whether shapes are congruent. • b) Recognize congruency in shapes with different orientations.

19. Additional Resources • Electronic Resources • K-8 The Super Source CD-ROM, ETA- Cuisenaire • National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Utah State University • http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html • NCTM Illuminations: Activities, Lessons & Web Links • http://illuminations.nctm.org/

20. Additional Resources • Print Resources • ETA/Cuisenaire (1996). The super source: K-2. (pattern blocks, tangrams). • Hoogeboom, S. & Goodnow, J. (1992). Puzzlers for overhead pattern blocks. Oak Lawn, Illinois: Ideal School Supply Company. • Richardson, K. (1999). Understanding Geometry. Bellingham, WA: Lummi Bay Publishing. • Stewart, K., Walker, K., & Reak, C. (1995). 20 Thinking questions for pattern blocks. Mountain View, CA: Creative Publications. • Tompert, A. (1990). Grandfather tang’s tangram story. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. • Van de Walle, J. & Lovin, L. (2006). Teaching student-centered mathematics grades k-3. Boston: Pearson.

21. Additional Resources • DPI K-12 Math Website http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/math/

22. Additional Resources • DPI K-2 Primary Education Website http://community.learnnc.org/dpi/ec

23. Contact Information • Amy Smith • NCDPI • K-2 Primary Team • asmith@dpi.state.nc.us • 919-807-3852