Learning Resources LER 0593 manual Color Patterns, For USE with, Rainbow Stacking Pegs LER

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by stacking the pegs. Look at the yellow animal mat together.					LER 0593
Make an animal sound, then ask children to place a peg on the
corresponding animal on the mat. Reverse roles. Ask children
to make animal sounds, then you place the peg on the animal.
COLOR PATTERNS
Interlock two or more mats together and place them with the
solid color side face up. Make a pattern by placing different
color pegs in a row. For example, place red, blue, red, blue, red.
Ask children, “Can you guess what color peg should come					FOR USE WITH
next?” If they guess correctly, they add that color peg to the
row. Help children continue the pattern. You may make the				RAINBOW STACKING PEGS (LER 0591)
pattern more	complex by using 3 or 4 color pegs or by	Create a colorful farm scene with these versatile play mats.
repeating a color.
		Interlocking mats feature adorable farm illustrations that
		reinforce counting, sorting, patterning, color, and shape
		recognition. Use the reverse side for free play fun!
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AC	TI	VITIES	Ask children to place five different color pegs (one per row)
			THE GARDEN GAME
JUST FOR FUN			at the top of each row of fruits or vegetables. Place the
			rest of the pegs, five colors only, in an opaque
Before you begin the structured activities that follow, allow			container (a box or a paper bag). Children can take
children time for free play. Help children interlock the mats			turns picking a peg and placing it in the row with the
together to form a large play mat. The mats can be arranged in			corresponding color. Play continues until one row in
a variety of ways (L-shape, one long row, a large			the garden is complete.
square, zigzag). Let children discover for
themselves different ways to play with the			SORTING PENS
pegs.			The blue play mat is perfect for sorting.
THE RED BARN			Place a different color peg in each of the
			pens. Ask children to fill up each pen with
Help children identify the shapes on the			matching color pegs. Help children make up
red barn play mat. Point out the large rectangle			stories as they fill in the pens. For example,
around the outside of the barn, the square barn door,			“Pretend all of the purple pegs are pigs. It is time for the purple
and the triangle at the bottom of the door. Encourage children			pigs to go into their pen to eat. Can you put the purple pigs in
to use pegs to outline these shapes. Ask children if they can			their pen?” Then ask, “What animals should we pretend the red
find any other shapes on the barn play mat.			pegs are?”
PLACEMENT PLAY			FARM ANIMAL COUNT UP
Use the red barn play mat to show position words. For			Encourage children to use the yellow
example, ask children to:			animal play mat to count from 1 to 5.
* put a peg above the horse			Ask children, “How many ducks do you
* put a peg below the hen			see?” and “How many roosters do you
* put a peg at the top of the barn			see?”, etc. Reinforce counting skills by
* put a peg outside of the barn			inviting children to place pegs on each
Then, place a peg on the mat and ask children to describe the			animal as they count out loud. Ask children,
peg’s position.			“Are there more pigs than cows?” and “Are
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?			there less sheep than pigs?” Make vertical towers with each
			row of pegs. Point out that the tower of “pigs” is much higher
	Use the green garden play mat to encourage color		than the tower of “roosters.”
	sorting. Ask children, “What color are the carrots in
	the garden?” Then have children fill in the row of		IMAGINATIVEPLAY
	carrots with the same color pegs. Repeat this activity		Encourage children to use the farm scenes for imaginative
	with the other fruits and vegetables on the mat.		play. Let children grow their “peg” vegetables as tall as they can