Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 21: Pattern Block Puzzles
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
Grade 2 Unit 6
Lesson 21: Pattern Block Puzzles
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
1. Make a puzzle using 4 pattern blocks. Use at least 1 hexagon.
2. Trace each pattern block on the blank puzzle paper.
3. Trade the puzzle paper with another person in your group.
4. Use the pattern blocks to show two different ways to make your partner’s puzzle. Sketch the two ways.
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Share one thing you notice about the puzzles.
How much would the two puzzles you sketched cost at the Pattern Block Store? Show or explain your reasoning.
How much would Puzzle 1 cost at the Pattern Block Store? Show or explain your reasoning.
How much would Puzzle 2 cost at the Pattern Block Store? Show or explain your reasoning.