This festive gumdrop patterns activity sheet stretches students to create patterns of their own. AB, ABB, ABC patterns… they’re all there! The no-prep activity is easy to differentiate making it perfect for preschoolers, second graders, and every age in between! Getting ReadyTo prep this patterns activity, I printed one copy of the record sheet for each child. Since my kids were familiar with patterns, I wanted to stretch them a little bit further. So, I printed the second version of the page on the back so that they’d also have the chance to design their own patterns from scratch. I grabbed our stash of crayons and we were ready to start. Note: This would be a fun opportunity to build patterns with hands-on manipulatives! Just give each small group a box of gumdrops and let them create. Gumdrop Patterns ActivityWe’ve talked a lot about patterns but I wanted to do a quick review before diving in feet first. First, we talked about how patterns repeat. Then, I wrote down the letters AB and we used our bodies to act out a couple of simple AB action patterns: stomp – clap – stomp – clap tap – hop – tap – hop I pointed back and forth between the A and the B as we switched our movements so that the kids could easily see that the pattern continued repeating. The letters were merely symbols for showing how many times we did the first thing and then the second. After a few more examples, I wrote down a new letter combination: ABB. We worked together to come up with a couple of action patterns that fit: clap – clap – jump – clap – clap – jump nod – nod – squat – nod – nod – squat We acted out several more types of patterns and then I handed over the coloring sheet for them to complete. Since the kids could use any color combinations that fit, there were countless possibilities. For instance, my son made a red-blue AB pattern… While my daughter decided to color hers yellow-green. After completing the first side, it was time to stretch their thinking on the back. My kids wrote a pattern in the blank spot on the left and then colored a matching combination. It was such an easy extension activity! Grab Your SetReady to play? Click the big blue download button at the bottom of this post and then hop through the roundup to find more gingerbread activities your kids will love! FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Gingerbread Write the Room // The Kindergarten Connection Editable Gingerbread Board Game // Fun Learning for Kids Gingerbread Man Theme Old Maid Card Game // Stay at Home Educator Gingerbread Playdough Mats // The STEM Laboratory Retelling the Gingerbread Man // Sara J. Creations Gingerbread Man Printable Ten Frames // Fun A Day Gumdrop Patterns // Playdough to Plato How to Make a Gingerbread House Writing Craftivity // Literacy with the Littles Gingerbread Problem Solving // Recipe for Teaching Gingerbread Number Puzzles Freebie // A Dab of Glue Will Do How to Bake Gingerbread Cookies Cut and Paste // Happy Days in First Grade Gingerbread CVC Mats // Fairy Poppins Holiday Gingerbread Syllable Sort // Mrs. Jones Creation Station Gingerbread House I Spy // Teach Me Mommy Gingerbread Sight Word Game // The Letters of Literacy The post Gumdrop Patterns Activity appeared first on Playdough To Plato. via Playdough To Plato https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/gumdrop-patterns/
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