What you need:
and this worksheet (or make one of your own)
You may color in the worksheet yourself, or have your child do so, for more pattern practice.
Have your child match the patterns using the snap cubes. You can then take this activity a step forward by discussing AB patterns, and onto ABC patterns, etc. You can have them come up with their own patterns, and for the younger children (I have a just turned 2yo), they can have fun just exploring the cubes, and working on fine motor skills snapping and unsnapping them.
More items for practicing patterns:
I love that these are an inexpensive, hands-on material! Thanks for the link and for the great photos and descriptions of your boys at work! Visiting from Hip Homeschool Hop. Deb @ LivingMontessoriNow.com
ReplyDelete@Deb Chitwood Yeah Deb, you could even use Legos or something already on hand.. :D Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteI'm here from the Hip Homeschool Hop. Love all of the simple tools for teaching patterns :)
ReplyDeleteIt's funny - I do have these cubes in my piles "for the future" and keep forgetting about them. Better get them out soon before daughter outgrows them completely.
ReplyDelete@Raising a Happy Child that happens to me alot too! haha
ReplyDeleteLove this idea, so simple but lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteLove to see your boys working so hard on their math problems! Just visiting from the Hip Homeschool Hop!
ReplyDelete@The Fifth Street Mama
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!!
@Allison So true! Who would have thought, learning could be fun ;) j/k
ReplyDelete@Youthful Pursuitsthanks for stopping by
ReplyDeleteMy girls love working with patterns and what you said is so true - you really can use just about anything on hand & they love it!
ReplyDeleteHopped over from the Hip Homeschool Hop
Bernadette
http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com
Glad you found Math Monday! :) Here's another pattern idea:
ReplyDeletehttp://love2learn2day.blogspot.com/2010/07/pattern-bugs-hands-on-math.html
We love, love, love that Pattern Bug book! :)
Cindy
love2learn2day.blogspot.com
@Cindy Thanks Cindy for the rec, I will have to check that book out!
ReplyDeleteMy kids have enjoyed snap cubes over the years! They loved building with them! Stopping by from HHH!
ReplyDeleteJessy