First, students share their thoughts and ideas about pattern blocks during the Notice and Wonder routine. Then they try their ideas during free exploration in a center. During this work, students likely will build or create designs with the pattern blocks. As you monitor, consider asking: 

• “How many red pattern blocks do you have in your object? How could you find out?”
• “What color are those pattern blocks? How did you decide which pattern blocks to use?”
• “How many pattern blocks are on the bottom of your object?”

These questions help teachers learn more about each student.

Math Community
Point out the Math Community poster. Tell students they will have a chance to revise their math community ideas at the end of this lesson. As they work today, students should think about actions that may be missing from the current list in the chart.

Reflect on who participated in math class today. What assumptions are you making about those who didn't participate? How can you leverage each of your students’ ideas to support them in being seen and heard in tomorrow’s math class?