| Puzzle Packs|
puzzle packs help build spatial reasoning and skills. Spatial reasoning is the
ability to determine how shapes fit together and how they fill a space (puzzle
mat). Geoboards and three kinds of puzzle pieces are used. Children can make their
own designs and mats for a creative exercise in geometry. All materials are reproducible!
McRuffy Tangram Adventure Pack
The McRuffy Tangram Adventure
Pack includes the following:
Tangram Adventure book features
120 puzzle mats with 60 different
Sixty mats show the designs with interior lines.
show the designs with only the outline.
- Three 7-Piece
McRuffy Tangram Adventure is a wire or spiral
bound book. Four themes are included. A tangram farm, tangram safari, an ocean
of tangrams, and a tangram forest provide children with plenty of enjoyable learning
Tangrams are seven piece plastic sets. Five triangles in 3
different sizes, a square, and a parallelagram are manipulated to complete the
puzzle mats. Tangrams provide great opportunities for practicing spatial - orientation
McRuffy Pattern Block Pack
The McRuffy Pattern Block
pack includes the following:
- The McRuffy
Pattern Block Collection where children make colorful pictures. (30
- The Pattern Block Symmetry Mats
show half of the design. Children complete the second half of the design along
the dashed line to make a symmetrical design.
(19 mats and 6 cards)
- 100 Pattern Blocks
- The Plastic Pattern Blocks Mirror
can be used to check symmetry.
Pattern Blocks are the simplest puzzle
pieces. Sets have
6 colors and 6 shapes. The interrelationships between pieces
allow children many solutions to puzzle mats.
McRuffy Pattern Block Collection
McRuffy Pattern Block Symmetry
Plastic Pattern Blocks
The McRuffy Pentomino pack
includes the following:
- The Pentomino Puzzle
Book is a reproducible 85 page book. Puzzles will challenge students
from grades K to 8. Some puzzles are simplified for younger students. Ideas for
increasing or decreasing the difficulty level are explained. See
sample puzzles from within the book. Spiral bound to lie flat.
Pentomino Missing Piece Game. Players use
logic and visual-perceptual skills to find a pentomino piece that will connect
to four other pieces in a specific way. See
a sample of how to play!
plastic pentomino set is also included.
twelve piece sets, each covering five square inches. The pieces are similar in
shape, requiring greater spatial reasoning skills.
and logic skills are emphasized using pentominoes. Students must choose the correct
piece and orient it correctly.
Pentomino Missing Piece Game
Flip and Draw Pack
Geoboard Flip and Draw Pack
includes the following:
- 120 reproducible Geoboard
Patterns are printed on
Pictures show 25 different pictures for students to copy on the geoboard.
Printed one per sheet.
and rubber bands are also included.
erase marker and eraser
have 25 pegs. Rubber bands are stretched over the pegs to make designs. Spatial
- perceptual skills are used to find the correct starting and stopping pegs.