Re-Using Filler Eggs: Patterning

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Materials

Plastic or wooden filler eggs of various sizes, colours, patterns or textures
Ice cube tray, paint tray or egg carton
Mailing labels and/or colour stickers
Paint
Shallow tray
Smock
Thin Felt Markers
Scissors
Storage Nest (optional) http://make-it-your-own.com/bird-nest-storage-basket/

Directions

Using a ice cube tray or an egg carton, create patterns together with filler eggs, based on attributes such as size, type, colour etc.

Then try to increase the complexity by having your child add their own images. We used mailing labels and made “eggs” out of our thumbprints using light blue paint and “chicks” using yellow paint. (Once the paint dried we added details with thin felt markers).

You could also use letters, numbers or other symbols.

Purpose

Exploring attributes related to patterning, developing patterns and defining rules related to this. You may want to introduce your child to vocabulary such the core of the pattern, what rule is used, how do you extend the pattern? etc.