These free printable fall pattern block mats are a fun ‘print and go’ activity for working on math concepts, fine motor skills and more.
Use these fall pattern block templates to build an apple, a leaf, some corn, and a pumpkin, for a easy and fun autumn/fall themed activity for kids.
Preschools and kindergarteners will love comparing and combining shapes to create these fun fall pattern block pictures.
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Pattern blocks are a fun manipulative toy that are great for working on lots of different skills. They come in standard sizes and shapes -yellow hexagons, orange squares, red trapezoids, blue parallelograms, white rhombuses, and green triangles, and can be used in lots of different ways.
Pattern blocks are great for learning and reinforcing math skills, such as shape recognition, symmetry, area and beginning geometry. They are also great for working fine motor skills and eye hand co-ordination, and rotating and flipping pattern blocks to make them fit a picture is great for working on visual discrimination and spatial reasoning. They are also a fun problem solving and creative thinking activity!
There are so many great ways to use pattern blocks with your kids!
Get the full set of 8 different fall themed pattern block mats that come in four different styles – full colour, black and white shape outlines, black and white picture outline, and full colour with counting blocks section. Plus a set of challenge cards that print four to a page!
Find the full set of fall pattern blocks in our shop for just $3
Fall Pattern Blocks
These fall pattern block templates are great for working on lots of different skills, and perfect for an autumn/fall learning theme.
Kids will love comparing and combining shapes to create these fun fall pattern block designs.
To use these autumn/fall pattern block printables simply print out the pattern block mats (scroll down for the printable links below) and grab a set of pattern blocks – this set from Melissa and Doug are great for at home, or this big container of pattern blocks is perfect for the classroom.
These magnetic pattern blocks are a great option for very young children as they ease the frustration of the blocks moving around. You can put the printable pattern block templates over the magnetic base and then build on top.
Now your kids are ready to use the fall/autumn pattern block printables to build some fun pictures and designs, or even come up with their own fall pattern block designs!
Using Fall Pattern Block Mats with Preschoolers
For young children who are just beginning with pattern blocks, the best option is to choose the coloured pattern block templates.
These pattern block mats print to scale (see the printing instructions) so children can place the correct pattern block directly onto the mat, copying the design to make the picture.
You can encourage preschoolers and extend their learning by talking about the colours and shapes of each block and show them how to ‘flip’ and ‘rotate’ block if the need to. Labelling each shape is a great early math concept to work on.
You could also encourage your preschool to count the number of pattern blocks they used, and to count how many of each colour/shape were used.
Use the fall pattern block pictures to encourage a discussion about autumn/fall, and what things make them think of summer. They could also try making their own autumn/fall pictures from the pattern blocks.
Using Fall Pattern Block Templates with Older Children.
You can use these fall pattern block printables for kindergarten and older children as a fun, hands-on maths activity. Depending on their level, older kids can use the coloured pattern block mats, or the outline pattern blocks for an extra challenge.
The outline pattern block mats print to scale (see below for printing instructions) so kids can build the pictures directly onto the mat, but they require a little extra thinking to decide which block fits the shape without the colours to help. This extra challenge is great for working on spatial awareness.
Kindergarteners and older children will be able to identify the colour of each block, name the shapes, and count the number of each shape they used to make the picture. They will also love the challenge of coming up with their own fall pattern block designs to make and share.
Free Printable Fall Pattern Block Templates.
There are four different fall pattern block templates to choose from – an apple, a leaf, some corn, and a pumpkin. Each one comes in a full colour version and a version that is just the outlines.
These autumn/fall pattern block mats are made to scale, so the blocks printed on the templates are the same size as the actual pattern blocks, this means children can build on top of the mats if they would like to.
They are ready to print and go, simply click on the blue link in the box below each pattern block mat image to download it.
Instructions for Printing Pattern Block Mats
These printable pattern block mats are all A4 sized pdf files, you will need a pdf reader such as adobe acrobat to open them. They will fit to print on US ‘letter sized’ paper.
Please choose ‘Actual Size’ from your printer settings. Do not select ‘fit’ or ‘shrink to fit’ from your printer settings regardless of what size paper you are using. If you get a message saying ‘image is larger than the paper’s printable area’ you can safely ignore this so that the pattern block mats print at the correct size.
Please remember that the printables at picklebums.com are for personal use only, you may not sell, share, or link directly to these files.
Apple Pattern Block Mat – Colour
This colored apple pattern block mat is a fun maths and fine motor activity for fall/autumn.
Apple Pattern Block Mat – Outlines
This apple pattern block template with just the outlines is a great challenge for older kids!
Leaf Pattern Block Mat – Colour
This free printable fall leaf pattern block mat is a great fine motor and math activity.
Leaf Pattern Block Mat – Outlines
Work on visual discrimination and shapes with this outlines only leaf pattern block mat.
Corn Pattern Block Mat – Colour
Make a delicious cob of corn with this free printable fall pattern block mat in colour.
Corn Pattern Block Mat – Outlines
Use this outlines only pattern block mat to make a corn cob and then count how many shapes you used.
Pumpkin Pattern Block Mat – Colour
Make a pumpkin from pattern blocks with this fun fall themed printable pattern block template.
Pumpkin Pattern Block Mat – Outlines
Challenge your kids to make a pumpkin from pattern blocks with just the outlines to help.
More Pattern Block Activities.
Get even more fall pattern block mats with the full set of 8 different fall themed pattern block mats that come in four different styles – full colour, black and white shape outlines, black and white picture outline, and full colour with counting blocks section. Plus a set of challenge cards that print four to a page!
Find the full set of fall pattern blocks in our shop for just $3
Playing with pattern blocks is a fun and easy maths and fine motor activity and there are so many fun ways to use them! Try one of these pattern block ideas:
