Can you fill in the shape with pattern blocks?
Note: these work best with Upscale or 21st Century Pattern Blocks. If you’re using classic pattern blocks, remove the orange squares and tan rhombuses before you begin.
There are so many natural questions to make this simpler or harder!
- Can you fill in the shape?
- How many blocks did you use?
- Can you fill in the shape again with more/fewer blocks?
- Can you fill in the shape with just a single color of block?
- Which colors work and which don’t?
- What is the maximum number of different colors you can use?
- What is the maximum number of blocks you can use?
- What about the minimum number of blocks?
With four fill-ins in the first download and an additional six here, there’s a lot here to keep students engaged and exploring!