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Counting Flowers Patterning Cards Fine Motor Skills FREEM a t h C e n t e r s

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1. Patterning Flowers• Print and laminate the flowers. Cut out the flower

circles. Place a chenille sticker behind the top of each flower for the stem and secure with tape.

• You will also need some beads (supervision required throughout activity).

• Option 1 – Read the number and place that number of beads on the flower stem. You can create a pattern or simply count.

• Option 2 – Choose a flower and look at the pattern in the middle. Use the beads to create a pattern on the stem e.g. AB – blue, yellow, blue, yellow. Some modelling is required with each type of pattern so the kids know what to do.

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2. Patterning Flower Mats• Print and laminate the mats.• Use pom poms or counters to create various patterns.• Use pom poms or counters to create various patterns.

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Spring FlowersPatterning Cards

Aim: To copy, continue and create patterns.

Materials required:• Patterning mats• Colored pom poms or counters- Pink, blue, yellow, purple, orange, green, red• Fine motor tools e.g. tweezers, small tongs, children’s chopsticks

How to play:• Think about a pattern you can make e.g. ABC – blue, pink, yellow,

blue, pink yellow.• Create a pattern on the flowers using pom poms or counters.• Tip – You can use fine motor tools to pick up the pom poms.

Counting Flowers

Aim: To copy, continue and create patterns.

Materials required:• Colored beads• Chenille sticks with numbers attached

How to play:• Choose a flower and read the number.• Place that number of beads on the stem.

Extension:• Create a pattern with the beads on the stem.• Create a pattern on flowers with the pattern labels (e.g. AB – red,

blue, red, blue). Show the kids an example of each pattern.blue, red, blue). Show the kids an example of each pattern.

* Adult supervision is required when working with the beads.

* Adult supervision is required when working with the pom poms.

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Flower StemCounting & Patterning

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Storage Labels – These storage labels can be attached to the

snap lock bag or container where you store the resources.

Flower Stem Spring Flowers

Patterning Mats

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© Fairy PoppinsCreate a pattern on the flowers.

Create a pattern on the flowers.

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Create a pattern on the flowers.

Create a pattern on the flowers.

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