Pattern Shapes, by MLC vs Teachley Addimals EDU

Students use Pattern Shapes to explore geometry and fractions, creating their own designs, or filling in outlines. As they work with the shapes students explore geometric relationships, think about angles, investigate symmetry, and compose and decompose larger shapes. Many of these explorations lead naturally to thinking about fractions as parts of a whole. This virtual version of pattern blocks is an open-ended educational tool, ideal for elementary classrooms and other learning environments that use iPads. Pattern blocks are a key model used in Bridges in Mathematics, second edition. Online preview available at: www.mathlearningcenter.org/bridges FEATURES • Rotate shapes in increments of 15 degrees. • Measure angles with the protractor tool. • Duplicate and change the color and size of shapes. • Fill the built-in outlines with shapes or create your own to share with others. • Choose between a triangular or square grid, or a blank background. • Hide and reveal work with resizable covers to create your own problems and model strategies. • Use the drawing tools to annotate work and show understanding. • Add equations, expressions, and descriptions with the math text and writing tools. • Share your work by saving an image or providing a share code to others. ABOUT US This resource is brought to you by The Math Learning Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to K-12 education since 1976. Our mission is to inspire and enable individuals to discover and develop their mathematical confidence and ability. www.mathlearningcenter.org This app was crafted by Clarity Innovations. We help improve teaching and learning by creating solutions that match promising technologies with the needs of education. Visit us: www.clarity-innovations.com

*Use your premium Teachley account login to unlock the app.* The sinister Professor Possum has destroyed the golden city of El Sumado and is building a robot set on destroying the world! Children help the Addimals win back the golden blocks and restore El Sumado to its former glory. In Teachley Addimals EDU children learn and practice strategies to solve addition problems then demonstrate their fact fluency in a fast-paced game against the robot. Most fluency apps use drill-based approaches, such as digital worksheets, flashcards, and multiple choice. In contrast, Addimals focuses on teaching effective math strategies and scaffolds learning to promote conceptual understanding and fact fluency. Designed to support Response to Intervention programs, Addimals EDU is a great tool for teachers looking to differentiate instruction for students. What are people saying? "Teachley: Addimal Adventure is an excellent tool for teaching kids strategies they need to master single-digit addition." - Common Sense Media "Addimal Adventure is an exciting, new way to teach addition facts! There’s nothing else out there focused on teaching kids strategies." -Sarah B., 1st grade teacher, NYC "I love how Addimal Adventure explains the addition strategies, allows multi-users, and saves progress." - Kathy B., K teacher, Ohio Addresses many K-2 state standards, including -K.CC.A.2 -K.CC.B.4 -K.OA.A.1 -K.OA.A.2 -K.OA.A.4 -K.OA.A.5 -K.NBT.A.1 -1.OA.A.1 -1.OA.B.3 -1.OA.C.5 -1.NBT.B.2 -2.OA.B.2 About Teachley: Teachley, LLC is an award-winning edtech company founded by expert teachers with PhDs in cognitive science and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation. Teachley is transforming teaching and learning by using app data to help schools and districts drive instruction and target interventions. Based on cognitive science research, Teachley’s apps focus on teaching important strategies shown to improve learning within fun and engaging games. www.teachley.com *This app was made possible by the Federal Department of Education, with funding provided by the Institute of Education Sciences’ SBIR program.