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Mini 3D Pentominoes

These smaller blocks offer big opportunities for enhancing geometry skills and spatial awareness through engaging puzzle challenges.
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These mini pentominoes are half the size of standard blocks, making them convenient for small spaces and storage while maintaining quality and functionality. Each pentomino block consists of 5 equally sized cubes.

Dive into puzzle challenges that stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving. The lightweight urethane foam blocks are easy to handle, enabling seamless puzzle completion and hands-on learning experiences. Whether working individually or collaboratively, students can explore the puzzles at their own pace, promoting independence and teamwork.

Add an extra challenge with the included set of 24 double-sided puzzle cards that guide student to build a variety of shapes. Each pentomino block is constructed of a unique configuration of five 3" x 3" cubes. Set includes 12 blocks and lesson direction. Accommodates 2 students. Recommended for Upper Elementary.

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics*:

  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.G.A.1: Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals).
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.MD.D.8: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.G.A.2: Classify two-dimensional figures based on the presence or absence of parallel or perpendicular lines, or the presence or absence of angles of a specified size.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.3: Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real-world and mathematical problems.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.3: Understand that attributes belonging to a category of two-dimensional figures also belong to all subcategories of that category.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.G.B.4: Classify two-dimensional figures in a hierarchy based on properties.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3: Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.4: Measure volumes by counting unit cubes, using cubic cm, cubic in, cubic ft, and improvised units.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.1: Find the area of right triangles, other triangles, special quadrilaterals, and polygons by composing into rectangles or decomposing into triangles and other shapes; apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.G.A.4: Represent three-dimensional figures using nets made up of rectangles and triangles, and use the nets to find the surface area of these figures. Apply these techniques in the context of solving real-world and mathematical problems.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.A.2: Draw (freehand, with ruler and protractor, and with technology) geometric shapes with given conditions. Focus on constructing triangles from three measures of angles or sides, noticing when the conditions determine a unique triangle, more than one triangle, or no triangle.
  • CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume, and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

National Governors Association Center for Best Practices & Council of Chief State School Officers. (2010). Common Core State Standards. Washington, DC: Authors.