Teachables Translucent Pattern Blocks Mega Set - 2160 Pieces

The Translucent Pattern Blocks Mega Set includes 2160 translucent pieces, perfect for classroom use. These pattern blocks are especially effective when used on a light box, allowing students to visualise concepts like colour mixing and fractions through the shapes. The set includes hexagons, squares, triangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and rhombuses, each piece measuring 0.3 cm thick. The pieces come in a sturdy container for easy storage. These blocks can be used in a wide range of mathematical activities, from sorting by shape, colour, or number of sides to creating patterns and sequences. Students can explore symmetry by creating mirrored patterns, helping them to understand geometric relationships. The pattern blocks also demonstrate how one shape can be made by combining two or more shapes, such as a hexagon made from two trapezoids or three parallelograms, which introduces the concept of fractions. Ideal for early years maths concepts like sorting, patterning, and sequencing, this set can also be used to explore more advanced concepts such as fractions.

Educational Benefits:

• Helps develop shape recognition, visual perception, and early geometry skills.
• Enhances problem-solving and critical thinking through pattern creation and sequencing.
• Introduces colour mixing and fractions by using translucent blocks to visualise concepts.
• Supports sorting, classification, and understanding of geometric attributes like sides and corners.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use the blocks on a light box to explore colour mixing and visualise fractions through transparency.
• Encourage students to create and extend patterns, both simple and complex, to understand sequencing and symmetry.
• Use pattern blocks to introduce fractions by combining shapes (e.g., showing how a hexagon equals two trapezoids or three parallelograms).
• Incorporate sorting activities, such as sorting blocks by colour, shape, or the number of sides, to enhance classification skills.

Information:

• Ages: Suitable for students from 3 years and up
• Measurements: Each piece is 0.3 cm thick
• Contents: 2160 translucent pieces in six shapes (hexagons, squares, triangles, trapezoids, parallelograms, and rhombuses)