Pip's Block Designs: Two Kinds of Blocks

Kindergarten math with Pip the frog and pattern blocks. Children compare block designs, find the design with 7 blocks and the one with only one kind of block, pick designs made of two kinds, match designs of 8 to expressions like 6 + 2, show 6 counters a different way than Pip, and find the new expression when one block is swapped. Every direction is read aloud, and every wrong answer gets a spoken hint.

• 14 scenes with every direction read aloud
• Real pattern block designs to count and compare
• A 10-frame where children show 6 a different way
• Spoken hints for every wrong answer

• Find a block design by how many blocks it has and how many kinds.
• Pick a design of 7 made from two kinds of blocks, and the expression for its parts.
• Match designs of 8 blocks to their expressions, and see that 5 and 3 can look different.
• Show 6 counters a different way, and find the expression when one block is swapped.