Working with Pentominoes introduces participants to hands-on work with pentominoes. Puzzles range from elementary to more advanced, allowing for some interesting writing opportunities for students.

Accompanying documents:


• This is a set of pentominoes. (Handout, one for each participant on cardstock.)


• Here are some pentomino puzzles to solve. (Handout, one for each participant.)


• These are outlines for the pentomino doubling problems. (Handout, one set for every 2–3 participants, preferably on cardstock.)


• Solutions to the pentomino doubling problems.


• Some interesting tiling problems. (Handout, one for each participant.)


• Solutions to the tiling problems.


• A set of introductory notes about pentomino problems.


• A link to some online pentomino resources.


• Note: Graph paper will he helpful for this workshop.