Below you will find ideas to help your
students with patterning.
Objective: Recognize,
describe, create, and extend patterns
Different ways to pattern:
Sound/Rhythm
Movement
Concrete
objects
Color
Shape
Size
Activity
Instructions
Ice Cube Tray Patterns
Materials: ice cube trays, one per child, colored
pom-pom's
Give the students a variety of
colored pom-pom's and show them how to pattern in the ice cube
tray.
Eraser Patterns
Materials:
inexpensive erasers from Oriental Trading to go with your theme
You can order inexpensive erasers
from Oriental Trading to match just about any theme. Use the
erasers to make patterns on paper.
Stamp Patterns
Materials:
inexpensive stamps from Oriental Trading to go with your theme
You can order inexpensive stamps
from Oriental Trading to match just about any theme. Use the
stamps to make patterns on paper. It works best if you use
strips of paper with a grid as pictured at left.
