Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web.
Instructions
This applet allows you to create the following:
Nets – two-dimensional outlines of three-dimensional shapes, including regular polyhedra, prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones
Graph Paper – coordinate graphs, polar coordinates, logarithmic graph paper
Number Lines – including positive and negative coordinates
Number Grids – hundreds boards and the like
Tessellations – tiling patterns involving triangles, quadrilaterals, and hexagons
Shapes – pattern blocks, attribute blocks, and color tiles
Spinners – up to 16 sectors, with adjustable sizes
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