Help your Reception child spot pattern rules by matching colour and direction.

Dot Pattern Match uses simple homemade printing tools to create a pattern-matching challenge. Your child looks carefully at each coloured symbol, chooses the tool that follows the same rule and stamps the matching mark onto the page. The activity encourages children to notice not only colour, but also direction and orientation.

Simple to set up and easy to adapt, you'll receive a parent-friendly guide with clear instructions, practical learning tips and ideas to extend the play as your child's confidence grows. Create the pattern tools from a toilet roll tube, then make easier or trickier matching pages by changing the colours, directions and arrangements.

Skills Explored

• Recognising patterns and rules
• Matching colours and symbols
• Noticing direction and orientation
• Noticing similarities and differences

You'll Need

• Toilet roll tube
• Black paint or pen
• Coloured paint or stickers
• Paper

Digital Download

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