standard_description: Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, half-circles, and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape, and compose new shapes from the composite shape. (Students do not need to learn formal names such as “right rectangular prism.”)
problem_activity: Stage 2: Puzzles
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Pattern blocks
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Pattern Blocks Stage 2 Mat

Narrative
Students use pattern blocks to fill in puzzles where the edges of each shape do not touch.


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