Mrs. Quinn showed a few girls how to make a paper chain, and WOW did she start something great!
Just paper strips and tape are all that's needed to get going on an unplanned, completely spontaneous lesson on patterning. These girls started with a three color pattern. Each of them added to each end of the chain, and we learned that it was hard to keep the pattern going in both directions. The next day, we improved the model by simplifying to two colors. It was MUCH easier to work from both ends and maintain the integrity of the pattern.
The girls worked for a very long time. At circle time, as a group we counted the links in their chain and there were 50!! We started to get color requests for links, so we will definitely make this activity available in the new year when school resumes.
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