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Pattern Collage

Explore positive and negative space using monoprint and collage techniques to create an imaginary lunar landscape.

Lesson Plan

Supplies Needed

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  • Bubble Wrap

Steps

  • Step 1

    In early childhood, young children often seek out patterns and symmetry without realizing it. Learning about and understanding patterns is an important step in setting the stage for math and reading skills. Ask children to think of where they might find patterns. Perhaps it's stripes or checks on their clothing, petals around a flower, symmetrical colors and designs on a butterfly's wings, or anywhere else.

  • Step 2

    Have children make a pattern collage. They can dip pieces of bubble wrap in washable paints and then press them onto different colors of construction paper. When the paint is dry they can cut or tear the printed paper and then arrange and glue the pieces onto heavy paper.

  • Step 3

    Ask children to present their collages and talk about the patterns that are all around us.

Standards

Math:  Analyze, compare, create, and compose math ideas using written, oral, and drawn lines, shapes, forms, and patterns.  

Adaptations

Read a book such as "Pitter Pattern" by Joyce Hesselberth or "I See a Pattern Here" by Bruce Goldstone. Discuss the patterns in the book and all around us.

Challenge children to arrange blocks in specific patterns. You might ask them to make a line of alternating red and blue blocks. Or you could put out one blue block and two yellow blocks and ask them to repeat the pattern.