Teaching Math: Grades 3-5: Connections


	Observing Student Connections


	Introduction \| Hexominos \| Sorting Hexominos \| Student Work \| Problem Reflection #1 \| Hexominos Into Cubes \| Problem Reflection #2 \| Classroom Practice \| Observe a Classroom \| Your Journal

If you have one square, you can make only one unomino:

If you have two squares, you can make only one domino:

With three squares, you can make two triominos:

All the other configurations you can make are reflections and/or rotations of the ones shown:

Hexominos are figures made from six squares that follow these rules:

All squares must lie flat on the table.
Each square must be attached to at least one other square side-to-side and corner-to-corner.

Here are some examples of six squares that form a hexomino:

Here are some examples of six squares that do not form a hexomino:

There are 35 distinct hexominos in total.




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