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Pattern Block Fraction Task Cards Math Centers

5.0 (596 reviews)

Pattern Blocks for older students?! You bet!!! Cultivate a deep understanding of fractions with this engaging, hands-on resource that your students will LOVE! There are 36 different cards in this set, and each one presents a unique, non-routine task using pattern blocks. Your students will utilize

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Grade
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Subject
Math
Pages
32
Answer key
Included
Teaching duration
4 Weeks
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Description

Pattern Blocks for older students?! You bet!!!

Cultivate a deep understanding of fractions with this engaging, hands-on resource that your students will LOVE! There are 36 different cards in this set, and each one presents a unique, non-routine task using pattern blocks. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills, all while developing a deep and solid grasp of fractions. Step away from the procedures and rules and engage students in a valuable and meaningful way!

What’s Included:

•Organizational and instructional tips

•36 thought-provoking and engaging task cards

•Student answer sheet for recording work

•Answer key

•Printable pattern block shapes (in color and black-and-white)

Skills Covered:

•Fractional relationships

•Equivalent fractions

•Basic operations (adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying) with fractions applied within the context pattern blocks

•Spatial reasoning

•Problem solving and critical thinking

Save money and purchase this as part of theHands-on Math: Build Your Own Bundle!

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Questions & Answers (4)

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Sandra C.

Is there a way to make the numbers less "squished?" ie. the 11 is hard to read. Thanks!

Teacher Thrive

I am not sure what you mean. Are you opening the file from the latest version of Adobe Reader?

Carin Paige

I've worked a couple of these with extreme difficulty. What is the number next to the pattern block supposed to represent? for example on task card 3, 1/2 = hexagon. It would be helpful to have an example.

Teacher Thrive

Hi Carin! The number is telling you what that piece equals. You use that information to determine what the other pieces equal. Check out the answer key and it might make more sense.

sharon S.

I believe card 22 is unsolveable due to question 4 and card 12 is also unsolveable because of clue 3. Could you please check and verify in case I am mistaken

Teacher Thrive

Hello. This resource doesn't have "clues". Are you referring to something else?

Debra L.

One card correctly filled in would help. I don't understand what students are supposed to do.

Teacher Thrive

Hello! There is an answer key at the back of the resource with pictures of how the pieces are supposed to be arranged for each card.

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