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ACTIVITY

Ways to Fill: Shape E

Use pattern blocks to cover Shape E in different ways. Record the number of blocks in the chart.

A shape that resembles a dog bone. It has a middle part and 2 parts on each end. The shape has 18 sides. Two sides are in the middle, and there are 4 sides on each of the end parts.

  A six-sided shape with equal sides. A four-sided shape with 2 equal sides. A four-sided shape with equal sides. The top right corner is farther right than the bottom right corner. The bottom left corner is farther left than the top left corner. A four-sided shape with equal sides. A four-sided shape with equal sides. The top right corner is a lot farther right than the bottom right corner. The bottom left corner is a lot farther left than the top left corner. A three-sided shape. Total blocks
1st way              
2nd way              
3rd way              
4th way              
5th way              

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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Coins, Number Strings, and Story Problems Unit 2 Attributes of Shapes and Parts of a Whole Unit 3 How Many Stickers? How Many Cents? Unit 4 Pockets, Teeth, and Guess My Rule Unit 5 How Many Tens? How Many Hundreds? Unit 6 How Far Can You Jump? Unit 7 Partners, Teams, and Other Groups Unit 8 Enough for the Class? Enough for the Grade?