Lesson 2 Make and Break Apart Pattern Block Designs

    • Let’s make and break apart pattern block designs.

Warm-up Which One Doesn’t Belong: Pattern Block Designs

Which one doesn’t belong?

  1. Pattern blocks in rows. Orange shapes, 4. Blue shapes, 3.
  2. 2 rows blue pattern blocks. Top row, 3. Bottom row, 3.
  3. 3 rows of pattern blocks. First row 2 squares. Second row, 2 blue shapes. Third row, 2 squares. 
  4. Pattern blocks, scattered. 3 square blocks, 3 blue blocks.

Activity 1 Create Pattern Blocks Designs

Create a design with 7 pattern blocks. Use only green triangles and orange squares. Draw a picture of your design and write numbers to show how many green triangles and how many orange squares you used.

My Design

green triangle

orange square

Activity 2 Han’s Pattern Block Design

Han used 8 pattern blocks.

  1.  

    Pattern blocks. Green 5, Red, 3.

    Expression:

  2.  

    Expression:

  3.  

    Pattern blocks. Green, 3. Red, 5.

    Expression:

  4.  

    Pattern block design. Red, 4. Green, 4.

    Expression:

Activity 3 Centers: Choice Time

Choose a center.

Check it Off

Center. Check It Off.

Bingo

Center. Bingo.

Find the Value of
Expressions

Center activity. Find the Value of Expressions.

Shake and Spill

Center. Shake and Spill.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

Jada made this pattern block design.

Pattern block design.

  1. How many pattern blocks did Jada use?

  2. Write an expression to show Jada’s pattern blocks.