Unit 7, Lesson 2
More or Fewer Pattern Blocks
Kindergarten
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In previous lessons, students put together and counted pattern blocks to fill in puzzles. Students have noticed that different combinations of pattern blocks can be used to create the same shape. Students use methods developed in previous units to compare the numbers of pattern blocks.
- Representation
- MLR8
- Write numbers to represent groups of shapes, and use the terms “more than” and “fewer than” to compare the numbers.
- Let’s see how many pattern blocks.
Required Materials
Activity 1
Activity 2
Required Preparation
- To display during the Activity Synthesis, create:
- a shape with 6 green triangle pattern blocks and 2 red trapezoid pattern blocks.
- a shape with 6 blue rhombus pattern blocks and 7 red trapezoid pattern blocks.
- Gather materials from:
- Geoblocks, Stages 1 and 2
- Grab and Count, Stage 1
- Find the Pair, Stages 1 and 2
Suggested Centers
NoneTeacher Reflection Questions
When do your students feel successful in math? How do you know?