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Pattern Picture

Exploring Patterns

Day 125of 180
Week 25of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize and create simple repeating patterns

2

Use multiple art materials to create a pattern picture

3

Appreciate God's love of order and design

📖 Scripture Connection

Psalm 104:24

“Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.”

— Psalm 104:24 (WEB)

God creates beautiful, orderly patterns in nature, just like we're creating patterns in our artwork

📦 Materials Needed

  • White construction paper
  • Crayons
  • Stickers
  • Stamps
  • Washable ink pad
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Let's remember our pattern fun from yesterday! Who can show me the sticker pattern we made?

💭 Review Question: Can you show me a pattern from yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

Patterns are everywhere! God loves patterns - look at how flowers grow, how trees have branches, how animals have stripes!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Patterns repeat the same thing over and over
  • We can make patterns with colors, shapes, and stamps
  • God is the best artist - He made all the patterns in nature!
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Where do you see patterns around us?
  • What colors do you want to use in your pattern?
3Activity: Pattern Picture Creation (8 min)
hands-on

Create a colorful picture using repeating patterns

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose your paper
  2. Pick 2-3 art materials
  3. Create a pattern that repeats
  4. Fill your whole paper with your pattern
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps create first few pattern sections

Challenge: Try creating multiple different patterns on one page

4Closing (3 min)

Show me your beautiful pattern picture! Can you tell me about the pattern you made?

📝 Review Questions:
  • What pattern did you create?
  • What materials did you use?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll explore how paint can make fun patterns when it drips!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Patterns help develop early math and visual recognition skills

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Demonstrate the pattern before letting child try
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Help child verbalize their pattern
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping a consistent pattern can be challenging for PK3

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Repeated sequence of colors, shapes, or stamps

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take a nature walk and find patterns outside
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional pattern worksheets

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