Pattern blocks mats are a great way to teach kids about shapes, counting, sorting, reasoning, symmetry… even fractions! These simple Valentine’s pattern block mats are an awesome math challenge for kids. Just print them out and start building.
Grab the freebie below and then snag more Patter Block Mats in our shop!
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Getting Ready
To prep, just print the free pattern block mats and, if you’ll be using them in the classroom, laminate them for extra durability and reuse. Grab a box of plastic or wooden pattern blocks like the ones below and you’re ready to play.
After kids complete the design, they’ll count the number of yellow hexagons, blue rhombuses, red trapezoids, orange squares and green triangles.
Then, they’ll write the total for each on the blank lines. The extra step gives them practice counting and learning the names of shapes.
Grab Your Pattern Block Mats
Ready to start playing?
Click the blue button below to get your copy and then hop over to snag more fun Pattern Block Mats in our shop!
Love it, Malia! Schedule to share on Facebook this week.
Thanks a million, Anna!!
When I download and print the mats they say parallelogram instead of trapezoid.
Hi Kara! We caught that typo a couple of weeks ago but, unfortunately, we’d already published it so many readers have the old version. I apologize for the mistake. Here’s the link to the corrected copy:
https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Pattern-Block-Mats.pdf
These are super cute and I love having the opportunity to count the different shapes! Well done.
Thank you, Patti!!
I would love a copy of the valentine pattern block mats and the snowman mats, but the site gives a 404 not found code. Have the resources been removed?