The Shape of Space Children can develop fairly sophisticated ideas about spatial visualization and spatial patterns during the primary grades. We have learned that children can develop and improve these skills when given the opportunity to do so.
Patterns consist of repeated elements.
One of the most common spatial patterns that we experience and use are shapes. For example, a simple shape like a square contains repeated elements - a side and a right angle, repeated 4 times. Children's reasoning about shape generally follows a predictable sequence. Awareness of this typical sequence helps adults understand how a child's growth is progressing and what to expect next. Children begin to reason about shape by resemblance.