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Transportation Pattern Block Mats

By Karen Cox | Affiliate Disclosure | Filed Under: Transportation Theme

These new pattern block mats include an airplane, train, car, boat, and space shuttle to go with your Transportation theme.

Transportation Pattern Block Mats

Children use these mats with standard pattern blocks (available in educational supply catalogs). They can place the pattern blocks directly onto the mat or recreate the design on the table beside the mat. I have included both color mats and blackline mats. The color mats are easier because children are able to match the pattern blocks by color. With the blackline mats, children have to match the shapes of the blocks to the shapes on the mats.

When using these children are practicing math, fine motor skills (including hand-eye coordination), and visual discrimination.

Need more pattern block mats? If you like these, you’ll want to check out my Pattern Block Mats page. You can also read more about pattern blocks and where to get them.

Click the images below to download & print each pattern block mat:

To download the mats, just click on each picture to get the PDF file, and then print. I have printing help here.

Airplane Pattern Block Mat

Airplane Pattern Block Mat
Boat Pattern Block Mat
Boat Pattern Block Mat
Car Pattern Block Mat
Car Pattern Block Mat
Space Shuttle Pattern Block Mat
Space Shuttle Pattern Block Mat
Train Pattern Block Mat
Train Pattern Block Mat

More Transportation Teaching Resources…

TPT Transportation Ten Frame
TPT Transportation Writing Center
TPT Geoboards Transportation
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Karen is the founder of PreKinders.com. She also works as a full-time Pre-K teacher in Georgia. Read more...

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  1. Toscha says

    March 18, 2014 at 10:21 pm

    I love all of the patterns that you come up with and my daughter loves them just as much. Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      March 18, 2014 at 10:40 pm

      Thank you! Glad your daughter enjoys them!

      Reply
      • sandra says

        January 8, 2016 at 12:56 pm

        this is my theme next week and I am putting these laminated in my manipulative area. I want to get some good anecdotes and see how my students can work with these…thxxxx!!!!

        Reply
    • lannaert says

      March 26, 2014 at 3:33 pm

      Un très grand merci pour votre travail magnifique. Je suis une adepte de votre site qui est vraiment impeccable.
      Françoise de Belgium( Bruxelles)

      Reply
  2. Beth Clark says

    March 18, 2014 at 11:37 pm

    I see that you are a Pre-k teacher in Georgia. I am also a Pre-k teacher in Texas. I will be relocating to Georgia, summer, 2015. I enjoy looking at your ideas!!

    Reply
  3. Marwa says

    March 19, 2014 at 5:18 am

    Thx alot
    We will be doing transportation theme this june and those r vv helpful thx

    Reply
  4. patty says

    March 19, 2014 at 6:45 am

    Thank You!!!!

    Reply
  5. Dot says

    March 19, 2014 at 10:29 am

    These are so good, and can’t wait to use them with my own kids. Thanks for sharing such great ideas

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    • Kim says

      March 25, 2014 at 8:17 pm

      Love the pattern blocks and keeps students engaged. Thank yo!

      Reply
  6. Lorraine Roy says

    March 19, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    I’ve really loved getting your emails–you have so many great ideas–Thanks!!

    Reply
  7. sayyedamadiha says

    March 19, 2014 at 2:14 pm

    Thanks a lot for sharing these different different ideas.

    Reply
  8. Mjenhudson@gmail.com says

    March 19, 2014 at 8:36 pm

    Love your wonderful ideas!

    Reply
  9. Eunice says

    March 19, 2014 at 9:03 pm

    Thank you for sharing these patterns.I am also a Pre-K teacher in Honduras and my kids really enjoy them.

    Reply
  10. jeanette k says

    March 20, 2014 at 11:44 am

    These are an invaluable learning tool for my students. Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
  11. Tommie Sue Schindler says

    March 20, 2014 at 5:24 pm

    Love all your wonderful ideas and printables and use many of them with my granddaughters. I do have a problem with these pattern block mats though. Our pattern blocks are too big to fit your designs. Any ideas/solutions? Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      March 22, 2014 at 1:38 am

      I tested them with my pattern blocks, and they were fine. I have the wooden kind. Pattern blocks are supposed to be a standard size, but possibly there could be slight differences. You might try enlarging them a little on a copy machine.

      Reply
  12. Liz S. says

    March 21, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    These are great! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Hiba Khazaal says

    April 20, 2014 at 1:35 am

    Thank you Karen for sharing this information very freely. I enjoyed going through your site and found many activities that I could use in my teaching.

    Reply
  14. Alexklaschools says

    June 19, 2014 at 4:54 am

    your ideas are really great, my daughter loved it,,,

    Reply
  15. Melissa Grigdesby says

    September 8, 2014 at 10:40 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this! So adorable!

    Reply
  16. Du fil et mon cartable says

    October 10, 2014 at 1:10 pm

    Thank you sooooooOoooooo much for this work ! Love from France

    Reply
  17. Aarti says

    November 19, 2014 at 3:06 am

    Thank you for these. My 2 year old loves them.
    I’ll be shopping your store to support your work. And I’ll be sharing your site with my mom friends.

    Reply
  18. Karen says

    December 16, 2014 at 9:27 am

    These are all so awesome!!!!! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  19. Nams says

    February 12, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    Thanks a lot for the Pattern Mats–it saved me soooooo much time. Many thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  20. Hilary says

    February 21, 2015 at 5:38 am

    My grandson and the children I mind will love these. Many thanks,

    Reply
  21. Morgan says

    May 24, 2015 at 12:24 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing! I’m exited to use these in preschool!

    Reply
  22. Vianetta says

    May 25, 2015 at 3:29 pm

    Thank you so much for these patterns, The children will love making them. I appreciate you allowing me to use them.

    Reply
  23. Kayla says

    August 30, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    I found these blocks a couple years ago, brand new at a thrift store for a couple bucks and grabbed them not knowing how I would use them. We are just starting our homeschooling journey and I thought of them and then wondered if there were mats for them. Found your blog and am so excited! Thank you for the goodies!

    Reply
  24. Beverly Larson says

    January 24, 2016 at 2:37 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing these! I teach three year olds and the color patters will be perfect. I bought some shapes with magnets on them and I am printing your patterns on cardstock and will then laminate them. We have several, small, metal cookie sheets that we use with magnet manipulatives. Your patterns will be perfect! I’m going to share a link to your page on Facebook and Pinterest!

    Reply
  25. Amany says

    February 11, 2016 at 6:17 am

    Thanks a lot, great effort.

    They are very helpful

    Reply
  26. Kristin says

    August 3, 2016 at 8:52 am

    Thank you so much for these resources! My kids love pattern block shapes and it was nice to give them new designs to make!

    Reply
  27. Marisela says

    August 24, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    You are amazing!!! Thank you for providing these valuable resources for teachers around the world! This is my second year teaching kindergarten and these pattern block matts will be a great addition to my classroom!

    Reply
    • Karen Cox says

      August 24, 2016 at 10:16 pm

      Thank you, Marisela!!

      Reply
  28. layla says

    October 15, 2016 at 7:39 am

    Thank you ever so much for sharing these!

    Reply
  29. alice n says

    May 22, 2017 at 9:21 pm

    Thank you so much for everything you do and for all the ideas!! I just discovered your website, I am just a SAHM who loves to do intelligent activities with her kids! I love your ideas!

    Reply
  30. Tiffany says

    August 8, 2017 at 11:43 am

    These are great. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for putting your time and energy into this — definitely sharing your website with friends! <3

    Reply
  31. Teresa says

    August 25, 2017 at 11:04 pm

    Thank you for posting these mats! They’re wonderful!

    Reply
  32. Sandrine says

    February 7, 2018 at 7:23 pm

    Thanks a lot! It is what I was looking for.

    Reply
  33. Carol Anne Beckman says

    September 2, 2019 at 3:57 am

    Bless your heart for making these lovely pattern block blanks. I have printed them out in blackline, since our blocks are the “wrong colors”. It is so lovely to have a huge variety of blackline blanks. I am laminating them, and my son will have hours of rainy day fun with them. Thank you so much. Your other printables are simply lovely too.

    Reply
  34. Merve says

    April 4, 2020 at 1:02 pm

    We really enjoy with them. Thank you for your effort

    Reply
  35. Jennifer says

    May 17, 2020 at 3:58 pm

    Thank you so much for creating and sharing! These are awesome!

    Reply

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