Let's learn about shapes and patterns in Mathematics while making craft! This teaching resource will teach your kids or students about simple shapes and patterns.
You student can make a Tree, Microphone an Fan Craft along with this lesson. They can also paint to make their own patterns.
For their field trip, they can visit the Magnificent Seven or the National Museum and Art Gallery of Trinidad and Tobago.
15. SHAPES
A sphere is a
PERFECTLY ROUND
OBJECT.
A cylinder has TWO (2)
PARALLEL LINES WITH
CIRCLES TO THE TOP &
BOTTOM
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16. MAKE IT AS YOU LEARN
IT: MICROPHONE!
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17. *CAN BE FOUND IN HANDY DANDY CRAFT BOX
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
STYROFOAM BALL
PAPER ROLL
COLOURED PAPER
FOIL PAPER
CLEAR TAPE
RULER
SCISSORS
GLUE
*DECORATIVE TAPE
*GEMS
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
SKETCH PAD PAPER
PAINTS (POSTER, TEMPERA
OR ACRYLIC)
DIY PRINT STAMPS (BOTTLE
CAP, PAPER ROLL, CELERY
STALK, BUBBLE WRAP
PLACED AROUND BOX OR
PAPER ROLL)
22. DIY PLACE TIPS:
YOU CAN USE BOTTLE CAPS, PAPER ROLLS (BENT INTO
A SHAPE), A CELERY STALK, BUBBLE WRAP PLACED
AROUND BOX OR PAPER ROLL.
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23. MAKE IT AS YOU LEARN IT:
PATTERNED TEA TOWEL!
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
TEA TOWEL OR COTTON
FABRIC
ACRYLIC PAINT
PAINT BRUSH
PAPER ROLL OR OTHER
PATTERN
25. MAKE IT AS YOU LEARN IT:
FOAM STAMPING!
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
SKETCH PAD PAPER
PAINTS (POSTER, TEMPER OR
ACRYLIC)
PAINT BRUSH
BOTTLE CAP
*FOAM STICKER
*CAN BE FOUND IN HANDY DANDY CRAFT BOX
27. DIY PLACE TIPS:
MAKE A FOAM STAMP
BY ATTACHING A
FOAM STICKER TO A
BOTTLE CAP.
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29. LET’S READ!
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable
Life of Paul Erdos
BY Deborah Heiligman
Paul Erdos could ask you when you were
born and then calculate the number of
seconds you had been alive in his head. He
travelled around the world, from one
mathematician to the next, collaborating on
an astonishing number of publications. This is
a beautiful introduction to the world of math.
30. LET’S READ!
The Girl With A Mind For Math
BY Julia Finley Mosca
After touring a German submarine in the early
1940s, young Raye set her sights on
becoming an engineer. Through it all, the
gifted mathematician persisted―finally
gaining her well-deserved title in history: a
pioneer who changed the course of ship
design forever.
31. FIELD TRIP IDEAS
Magnificent 7: Look for shapes and patterns in buildings
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The magnificent seven are 7 distinct colonial-
style buildings which were built in Trinidad
during Spanish and British rule in the 17th &
18th centuries.
36. FIELD TRIP IDEAS
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM & ART GALLERY
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The National Museum and Art Gallery of
Trinidad and Tobago is the country's most
important museum. It displays depictions
of national festivals, Carnival, life during
the World War II and artifacts from the
country's earliest settlers, the Amerindians.
There are also displays by leading local
and international artists.