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Bugs Take Shape

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate butterflies, moths, ladybugs and spiders looking at shapes, colors and patterns. They create a three dimensional bug using Crayola Model Magic, repeating patterns found in nature. They cut and shape the dough using...
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Pretend Porcelain

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students research the invention and decoration of Chinese porcelain. They strengthen their fine-motor skills by working with clay. Students sculpt and decorate replicas of Chinese porcelain shapes and patterns. They are asked what kinds...
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Shapes in Art, Shapes in Body

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore body movement.  In this shapes and dance lesson, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes.  Young scholars read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose...
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Merry Math Patterns

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore and examine the pages of a picture book to locate patterns in its illustrations and borders. They reproduce simple patterns with their bodies. They also produce color, letter and shape patterns from around their...
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Instant Pictures Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create images from simple shapes.
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Complete the Patterns

For Students K - 2nd
In this continuing the patterns worksheet, students observe patterns in rows and circle the shape that completes each pattern. Students choose 5 multiple choice answers.
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You're a Pattern and I Know It

For Teachers K
Students listen to Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, then identify the patterns.
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The Shape of Things

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create shape booklets. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students practice shape recognition as they participate in a scavenger hunt and create a shape booklet.
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Pretty Patterns

For Teachers K
Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.
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Learning about Shapes with Tangrams and the Net

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use tangrams, student literature, and Websites to explore shapes.
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Shapes And Colors

For Teachers K
Students distinguish between circles, squares, and rectangles and various colors in which they utilize the KidPix program on the computer to create them. They alternate; allowing each student to have a turn constructing and coloring in...
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Work Patterned on Mondrian

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study and describe aesthetic properties in art. They use criteria to participate in critiques.
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Painted Plant Prints

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners identify local trees and plants by their leaf shapes and structures, foliage patterns, and colors. They recognize different leaf vien structures, and make labeled prints to show each of them. Students study their leaves and...
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The Luxor Hotel Contract

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine the surface area of the Luxor Hotel, using the square feet of the base, volume, and the volume formula. They create a scale model of the triangular/pyramid shaped hotel.
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Musical Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the concept of patterning using musical instruments. In this music lesson, students identify several instruments and practice playing patterns with them. Young scholars identify the patterning in a musical piece.
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Polygons: Angles vs. Sides

For Teachers K - 4th
Students analyze the relationship between the number of sides of a polygon and the sum of its angles. Pattern blocks are utilized to trace the outside of the shapes. They make their own outline of a four-sided polygon from the replica of...
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What a SHAPEly Fit!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and explore the attributes of polygons. They design and create a quilt square using polygons, and produce a class quilt.
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Ordering Fractions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use shapes to create various fractions.  In this fractions lesson plan, 2nd graders define a fraction, visit a website where they make fractions using various shapes, and use a fraction square set to create and name...
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Exploring Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students practice moving over shapes they have designed. They work on trying to travel around the shapes while practicing their jumping and landing patterns.
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Exploring Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice moving over shapes they have designed.
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Native American Necklaces

For Teachers 1st
First graders make an "ABB" pattern from macaroni they dyed in a previous lesson. They follow the pattern as they string the macaroni to make a necklace. This lesson is a nice math/social studies tie in.
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Sequencing

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Pupils explore the math concept of sequencing. In this math instructional activity, students examine patterns and determine the patterns needed to finish sequences.
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Metallic Mosaic

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students engage in a lesson about polygons while creating a mosaic pattern. They concentrate upon creating a pattern that is geometric and has the look of a quilt design. The lesson includes steps to complete the project and helpful hints.
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Sequencing

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore patterns with your young learners! You can lead your learners through this packet step-by-step, or you can send it home for at-home practice. Consider writing the patterns out on flashcards if you want a more hands-on approach....