![]() ![]() This is something I do in my own classroom for two quite different reasons. This provides an effective mode of storage and presentation.Īt any stage the activity can be presented without the pattern cards, thus altering the focus of the activity. The attractive tray is divided into two sections - one to house the pattern cards and the other to contain the small shapes. The presentation of the activity is taken care of by the included wooden tray. Once the child is familiar with this concept he or she can then create endless variations and images! The pattern cards also introduce the concept that individual shapes can be combined in various placements and patterns to represent memories or observations. The child's work with the pattern cards provides clear examples of how the individual shapes fit together and the child can these use this understanding to create new, unique patterns. Working with these cards also provides inspiration for the child to then engage in more creative extensions. By using these patterns the child is able to engage in matching using the visual characteristics of colour and shape. The pattern cards (also wooden) provide an early example of how the shapes interconnect and how they can be used to create representations of real objects or images. These show illustrations of the geometric shapes arranged to create familiar images such as a flower, butterfly, fish and snail. To provide inspiration, and an early visual matching exercise, the set includes 8 existing pattern cards. The Build-a-pic Tessellations set comes with an ample supply of wooden shapes which can be used to build patterns, tessellations and pictures.
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