Rectangle Challenge is an activity for your math center.

Contents:

1 rectangle

10 T-shaped pieces: blue, red and yellow

NB: Laminate and cut out pages.

Challenge:

Each student has 1 rectangle and 10 T-shaped pieces blue or red or yellow.

Students must place the 10 T-shaped pieces on their rectangle.

Each piece must cover 4 squares of the rectangle.

Overlapping T-shaped pieces not allowed.

Hint: Rotate pieces.

Students then compare their answers and explain why so many configurations are possible.