SE 3.09Constructive Triangles: Small Hexagonal Box

1. 1

   Take out the triangles and sort them by color.

2. 2

   Build a hexagon from one color set, sliding the pieces together until the black lines meet.

3. 3

   Build a second hexagon from another set beside the first.

4. 4

   Place one hexagon on top of the other to show they are the same size.

5. 5

   Count the pieces in each hexagon with the child and talk about how the two differ.

6. 6

   Build the other hexagons and figures the box allows, one at a time.

7. 7

   Return the triangles to the box.

What catches the child’s eye

• Several triangle points meeting at one spot in the center of the hexagon
• Two hexagons of different colors and pieces that cover each other exactly

Extensions, easiest to hardest

1. Build every hexagon in the box and line them up.
2. Build one hexagon from pieces of two different sets.
3. Combine pieces from the Large and Small Hexagonal Boxes into a larger design.
4. Draw the hexagons and color the parts.