Originally Posted by ultramarina
uh. someone tell me what to buy for pentominoes?


You can get a single set for $2.50 at this link or click on the group set on the page for a tub of 72 for $14.95:
http://www.didax.com/shop/productde.../StartRow/1/ShowAll/No/ItemNo/2-4151.cfm

You can purchase cards or books like these that present outlines where the kids have to find the correct pentominoes to fill in the outline or create the shape:
http://www.amazon.com/Pentomino-Pat...d=1377905431&sr=1-2&keywords=pentominoes

http://www.amazon.com/Pentomino-Puz...d=1377905379&sr=1-1&keywords=pentominoes

Or you can search for pentomino worksheets to find and print worksheets like these and laminate them:
http://coekate.murraystate.edu/media/professors/files/gierhart/pentominoes.pdf