Kindergarten teacher Marcia Bumbury demonstrates how pattern blocks can form the basis of many activities to help improve students’ spatial reasoning, including an exploration of symmetry and the composition/decomposition of 2D shapes.
The Robertson Program, housed at the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute of Child Study – University of Toronto, collaborates with educators to create research-based resources for teachers looking to use inquiry-based mathematics and science in their classrooms.
For free math and science lesson plans written by teachers and teacher candidates or to learn more about our program, visit us at www.therobertsonprogram.com.
