All shapes1/29/2024 ![]() QBoy came up with several different ideas for filling in the hexagons. The hexagon worksheet includes six different hexagons, all of the same size. In fact, I was extremely impressed with QBoy’s creativity in using a variety of shapes to create triangles of different sizes. On the triangle worksheet, kids can get more creative. Geometric shapestriangles, circles, squares, starshave been part of human religious symbolism for thousands of years, long before they became part of scientific endeavors and construction projects by the Egyptians and Greeks. Kids simply use one or more squares to create three squares of different sizes. If this number is even, the point is outside. If this number is odd, the point is inside. The EvenOdd fill rule draws a ray from the point to infinity in any direction and counts the number of segments within the shape that the ray crosses. The idea is for kids to use the pattern blocks to fill in the shapes in as many different ways as possible.īecause squares are the only shape with right angles in the pattern block set, the squares worksheet is the most basic. All shapes are considered closed for the purposes of fill rules. I created three different worksheets: one each for squares, triangles, and hexagons. I believe there are multiple sets out there with similar dimensions, including sets from Melissa & Doug, School Smart, and these plastic ones from Learning Resources. That being said, other pattern blocks would work as well, so long as the dimensions are the same. We own and use the wooden pattern blocks from Learning Resources. ![]() ![]() Note: For more ideas to help kids learn their shapes, see my Teaching Shapes to Kids page.įor this activity created three printable worksheets for use with pattern blocks. In this post I’m sharing a free shapes printable and accompanying shapes activity we did to look at all the different ways to make a shape. I’ve been giving my kids all sorts of different and playful shapes activities to help them engage, explore, and build with shapes. We’ve been playing with shapes quite a bit in recent weeks. This post may contain affiliate ads at no cost to you.
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