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
- Grade
- Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
- Subject
- Math
- Pages
- 32
- Answer key
- Included
- Teaching duration
- 4 Weeks
- Digital download
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!
Problem Solving with Pattern Blocks 1
Problem Solving with Pattern Blocks 2
Brain Power Math: Non-Routine Problem Solving {Book A}
Time to Tile: Equivalent Fractions
Time to Tile: Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
Time to Tile: Adding and Subtracting
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Reviews
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Very, very hard. Not suitable for my remedial 4th graders. I hope to use it later in the year.
Hi Kim! I hope that you will stick with it! I promise that it will get easier as time goes on. I also have a 3rd grade version (it doesn't say the grade level on the resource:-) that you might want to check out.
Haven't used these yet, but I can't wait!
Thank you!
Great product, but I would've liked more directions. Also, the second page doesn't print upside down. It took a little while to figure out how to put it together. Once figured out, it was a great foldable and the kids had fun with it!
I love this format, but this is more of a preview with instructions needed than a review. I started this day one of 6th grade and realized much of this had not been taught yet. It is a great review, but my goal for this was an independent transition. I will reserve judgement until further down the road. If you are teaching 6th grade at the beginning of the year, you will need to do some direct instruction with this.
Hi Debi! I use this a preview and a review. The first two weeks are completed whole group, with me modeling each item. After a few weeks the students can complete alone; I definitely don't expect them to know all the concepts at first and they know that some of it will be new information. The most important component is correcting and discussing the work whole group; that's where so much learning takes place. After 4-5 weeks your students will take off, I promise! They not only understand all of the concepts but they are familiar with the format as well.
Questions & Answers (4)
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Is there a way to make the numbers less "squished?" ie. the 11 is hard to read. Thanks!
I am not sure what you mean. Are you opening the file from the latest version of Adobe Reader?
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.
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.
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
Hello. This resource doesn't have "clues". Are you referring to something else?
One card correctly filled in would help. I don't understand what students are supposed to do.
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.
