Overview of the Lesson Students use a variety of sensory modalities to gain experiences with identifying, describing and creating repeating patterns. They explore musical sounds and rhythms by playing keyboards and water glass xylophones. Using tempera paints and sponge shapes, students create wrapping paper by repeating shape and color patterns. Even the sense of taste is used in pattern explorations as students make fruit shish kabobs that have a definitive repeating pattern. Students are challenged to find patterns in nature as they examine a snake's skin and discuss patterns in other animals.
Procedure Ask students to describe and give examples of patterns they have seen or heard.
Examples could include patterns on clothing, in literature, music, and on the calendar. Jr. This book utilizes repeating phrases to capture children's interest. Have the students read the book in unison as you turn the pages. When finished, ask the students to identify patterns that they noticed. Large cut-out masks of the main characters can be used to add further excitement to the dramatization.