a hot air balloon...

"a hot air balloon" Click directly on the image to enlarge it.

Questions/Activities for this figurative balloon design:

1. How many rhombus tiles are used to make this hot are balloon?
2. Count the number of triangles used to shape this hot air balloon.
3. How many rhombus tiles are used to represent the star inside the balloon design only?
4. What type of shape is used to represent the basket beneath the balloon?
   
5. Now copy on your table, using the pattern blocks the exact same hot air balloon shown above.