Pattern Block Foundation

If a whole is yellow hexagon

What part is a blue rhombus?

If a whole is yellow hexagon

What part is a green equilateral triangle?

If a whole is a red isosceles trapezoid,

What part is a green equilateral triangle?

If a whole is a red isosceles trapezoid,

What part is a blue rhombus?

If a whole is a two yellow hexagons,

What part is a blue rhombus?

If a whole is two yellow hexagons,

What part is 2 blue rhombi?

If a red isosceles trapezoid represent 1/3, what does a whole look like?

If a blue rhombus represent 2/3, what does a whole look like?

If a whole is a two blue rhombi,

What part is 1 green equilateral triangle?

What does 5/6 look like?

If this is a whole,

What does 1/3 look like?

If this is a whole,

If this is a whole.What does 2/3 look like?

If a red isosceles triangle represents,

What shape represents a whole?

If a blue rhombus represent 3/4, what does a whole look like?

This is a little tougher, lets try this with a piece of paper.

Fractions with Paper

• If a whole sheet of paper represent ¾ what does a whole look like?

Numerator

Denominator

Number of pieces

Number of pieces in whole

Fraction Concepts

• Pattern blocks• Fraction bars• Folder paper• Fraction or paper strips• Grid paper• Geoboard• Unifix cubes

Types of questions

• If a whole is a yellow hexagon, how much is a blue rhombi?

• If a whole is a yellow hexagon, what does 1/3 look like?

• If a blue rhombus is 2/3, what does a whole look like?

What about the square and rhombus?