Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | Math
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Materials Needed: Post-it® Super Sticky Notes 3 x 3, Pencil or crayon
Materials Needed:
- Post-it® Super Sticky Notes 3 x 3
- Pencil or crayon
Description:
This is a fun activity to recognize, create, copy and extend shape patterns using Post-it® Notes.
Instructions:
Step 1: Tell students they are going to draw shapes on ten Post-it Notes. Each pair will have a color pad of Post-it Notes. The students will draw shapes using: squares, triangles or circles on their Post-it Notes.
Step 2: Each partner will draw a pattern train using 10 Post-it Notes. Tell one student to make a pattern train while the other closes their eyes. The partner will cover the last 5 Post-it Notes pattern by placing blank Post-it Notes on the top.
Step 3: The student tells his partner to open his eyes and look at the pattern.
Step 4: The partner will predict the pattern by drawing shapeson the blank Post-it Notes to figure out what comes next in the pattern.
Step 5: The partner will lift his partners Post-it Notes to reveal the rest of his pattern. The student can see if they were right.
Step 6: They switch roles so each student can make a pattern while the other predicts.
