Rainy Day Extensions
1)Ask your child to make up his or her own space asteroid belt. Build asteroids with pattern blocks similar to those found on pages 4 and 5.
2)Create the same shapes using different pattern block pieces. After your child has completed pages 6, 7, and 8, explore which pieces can be substituted for others.
For example, ask your child, “How many red pieces make up a yellow piece? (2) How many green pieces make up a red piece? (3) Can you combine green and red pieces to make a yellow piece? (Yes)”
3)Have your child build different shapes for each object on pages 9 through 15.
4)Create more symmetric shapes. Ask your child to show you the line of symmetry.
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