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Hang a clothesline in a low, safe area, away from traffic. Place about two dozen clip clothespins in a container nearby.
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Children may have made similar shape patterns with large wooden beads, for example. This takes pattern making to a more advanced level.
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Make sure children do as much of this activity as possible so they become familiar with shapes and increase their fine-motor coordination.
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Choose three different colors of construction paper, one for each shape.
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On one color, use a Crayola® Washable Marker to draw about 10 squares. Use another color for triangles, and the third for circles. Make the shapes as close to the same size as possible.
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Cut out your shapes with Crayola® Scissors.
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Hang your shapes in a repeating pattern on the clothesline, such as circle, 2 squares, circle, 2 squares, circle, 2 squares.
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Draw your pattern on white paper, using the same marker color you used for each of your shapes.
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Make new patterns, and draw those. Save your patterns. Exchange them with friends to try new ideas.