Manipulative of the Month

Pattern Blocks

Pattern Blocks provide a unique way to help students understand the relationships among many different mathematical concepts and are a must-have for any classroom.  The six geometric, color-coded shapes encourage hands-on explorations of geometry, fractions and many other key mathematical concepts including:

Problem-solving Fractions Geometry Concepts Probability

Algebra Readiness  Symmetry And more

 

 

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Watch a Video

See Pattern Blocks in action in the classroom with this excerpt from Marilyn Burns’ Mathematics with Manipulatives: Pattern Blocks DVD.

 

Excerpt from Marilyn Burns’ Mathematics with Manipulatives, Pattern Blocks.

Free Sample Lessons

Download sample lessons for using Pattern Blocks from our exclusive The Super Source® Pattern Blocks Teachers' Resource Books:

The Super Source® Grades K-2:  Pattern Blocks

The Super Source® Grades 3-4:  Pattern Blocks

The Super Source® Grades 5-6:  Pattern Blocks

 

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Manipulative of Month Archive

Cuisenaire Rods
Base Ten Blocks