Put the tree back in geometry! Explore shapes and celebrate Christmas while using pentagon, square, and triangle pattern blocks to create a Christmas tree.

Concepts

pattern blocks, patterns, color patterns, trapezoids, triangles, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Instruct learners to count and write the number of each type of pattern block used in the picture
• Laminate for continued use
• Use in math centers, adding appropriate directions to create an activity

Classroom Considerations

• The sheet does not have any instructions; write your own instructions on top of the worksheet before copying a class set

Pros

• Comes with a color tree pattern block mat that can also serve as an answer key

Cons

• None