Pattern Walk
Here's What To Do
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Invite your child to go on a walk with you around the community to look for patterns.
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Call out patterns by saying, “Look I see a driveway and a yard, a driveway and a yard, a driveway and a yard. What comes next?
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In stores, look at tile patterns on walls or floors and point them out. Say, “Look I see a pattern on the floor tiles red-white-white, red-white-white, red-white-white. What comes next?
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Look for patterns in gardens, in buildings, in windows and encourage your child to identify the pattern.
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Repeat a few times during your walk.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Put all devices and distractions away and put on your walking shoes!
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Engage:
- “What color comes first in this flower garden? What comes next?”
- “Let’s walk on the floor pattern in this store as we say the pattern!”
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Encourage:
- Identifying patterns can be difficult, practice saying the patterns to build confidence.
- "Hmmm… I think we may have missed a part of our pattern, let's try again. (say it out loud again) Does that seem right?"
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Reflect:
- “What was your favorite pattern that we found today?”
Not quite ready?
Focus on repeating two object patterns.
Ready for more?
Encourage your child to make their own pattern.
As your child masters this skill...
They will be able to describe a simple pattern with up to 3 objects.