Patterns Patterns & Shapes & Shapes Skill-building Activities & Games Skill-building Activities & Games Olga Gonzalez-Granat ! WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
About This Book ps, rown-U s Dear G In Fast Track Learning™ — Pattern ™ serie g in n r a e L Blocks Patterns and Shapes, children k ed at t Trac s im a a F s e k h o develop thinking and reasoning skills T s. f bo hematic t ection o ll a o through the use of pattern blocks. m c o a is e ildren t g h a c g n g e in c to introdu t series is Pattern blocks are a set of 6 shapes. is h t f ies tha o it l iv a t o c g a e h t Th Each shape has a different color.
The activities in this book are coded by level of difficulty. Look for the stars in the corners of the pages. The first 5 activities include the outlines of each pattern block shape and can be solved easily even by a beginner. Children must slide, turn, and flip pieces in order for them to fit. Even very young learners can feel successful with the first part of the book.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Cover the asteroids using your pattern blocks.
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© Learning Resources, Inc. Make the Space Creature using your pattern blocks.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Build the Space Capsule.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Make the Space Ship.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Create the Space Bug using 11 pattern block pieces.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Build the U.F.O. using 14 pieces.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Use 13 pieces to create this Martian Pet.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Make the Loading Craft using 14 pieces.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Create the Space Bunny using 16 pieces.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Use 17 pieces to build the Star Ship.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Build the Moon Rocket using 19 pieces.
Player Shape 1 Players: 2 Object: To be the first player to complete a Space Shape. Rules: 1) Follow the directions to make the spinner. Players take turns spinning. The first player whose spin points to the hexagon gets to go first. 2) Players take turns spinning for a pattern block piece and placing the piece on the Space Shape. If a piece cannot be placed on the shape, it must be returned to the draw pile. 3) Play continues until one person’s Space Shape is completed. 16 © Learning Resources, Inc.
To make a spinner: 1) Arrange a pencil, a paper clip, and the spinner circle (found on the inside front cover of this book) as shown. 2) Spin the paper clip around the pencil. The free end of the paper clipwill point to a pattern block shape. © Learning Resources, Inc.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Complete the Moon Crawler. Use the dotted line as a mirror. It is called the line of symmetry.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Complete the Rocket. The dotted line is the line of symmetry.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Finish the Comet.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Complete the 2-headed Space Monster.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Finish the Space Vehicle.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Complete the Space Star.
h s i n Fi Free Free Free rt Sta Player 1 24 Players: 2 Object: To be the first player to reach the “Finish” space. Rules: 1) Players begin on the “Start” spaces and continue, in order, along their roads. 2) Players take turns drawing pieces from a paper bag. If the piece matches the next shape on the road, the player places it on the road. If not, the piece is returned to the bag. No pieces are placed on “Free” spaces. 3) The game ends when one player reaches the “Finish” space.
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© Learning Resources, Inc. Use pattern blocks to make the Space Ships.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Make the Asteroid using pattern blocks.
© Learning Resources, Inc. Create the Spiral Galaxy.
Rainy Day Extensions 1) Ask your child to make up his or her own space asteroid belt. Build asteroids with pattern blocks similar to those found on pages 4 and 5. 2) Create the same shapes using different pattern block pieces. After your child has completed pages 6, 7, and 8, explore which pieces can be substituted for others.
5) Take turns with your child creating “halfsymmetric” shapes. Challenge each other to complete the missing halves. 6) Ask your child to make up a story using pattern blocks to create shapes. Your child can trace and color the shape on a piece of paper. Write the story below the shape. Hang the picture story in a special place. © Learning Resources, Inc. 7) Play a pattern block word game. Modify the rules of the game Hang-Man.
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