PRE-K: YARN STAMPS
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Related academic subjects: fine arts,
language arts, mathematics
1. Get two 3” x 6” rectangular
pieces of corrugated or pressed
cardboard.
corrugated or pressed cardboard
finger paint
plastic plates/bowls
scissors
white paper
yarn
BOOKS:
Patterns, by Jennifer Boothroyd
2. Fold the cardboard in half to
form a square.
3. Cut a length of yarn that can
wind around your cardboard
pieces.
4. Wrap the yarn around your first
piece of cardboard and tie the
ends in a knot.
Pirate Patterns: Math Activity
Kit, by Flash Kids
5. Repeat with your second piece of
cardboard.
6. Dip your stamp (knot side up)
into a plastic plate/bowl of finger
paint.
7. Press your stamp onto a white
piece of paper.
8. Repeat with your second stamp
and a different color of paint to
create a pattern.
Star Wars Workbook: Shapes,
Colors, and Patterns, by
Workman Publishing
VIDEO:
Everyday Math | Patterns Repeat, by
PBS Learning Media
http://artexplorium.org/programs/teacher-resources/