Learning Resources Compare Bears LER 0753 - Manual

30 full-color activities
Teaching guide included
For use with
Three Bear Family
® Counters
in 4 colors
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Pattern
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Sequencing
Cards
Pattern
&
Sequencing
Cards
Pattern & Sequencing Cards
Teach color and size recognition with this set of 16 cards
featuring 30 full-color patterns. These cards were designed
for use with the Three Bear Family
® Counters in four colors
(LER 0725).
Introduction
As children manipulate bears to reproduce patterns on cards,
they exercise visual and fine motor skills. The development
of visual/motor integration skills is vital to success in many
curricular areas. These pattern cards also provide practice in
color recognition and pattern sequencing. The activities are
presented in four levels of difficulty (1 being the easiest and
4 being the most challenging) indicated by the paw print in
the upper right hand corner of each card.
card# skill level
1a-2a color recognition 1
2b-4b color recognition 2
5a-7a size recognition 1
7b-8b size recognition 2
9a-9b size recognition 3
10a-13a color and size recognition 3
13b-15b color and size recognition 4
Early activities require children to cover and complete a
pattern by placing the correct bear in the missing square.
Some pattern cards require children to cover a given pattern
and continue the pattern on their own. This is indicated by
three dots at the end of the pattern. On the size recognition
cards, the square is outlined in the color of the missing bear.
The child must determine what size of that color bear fits the
pattern best.
How to Use the Cards
Children should always work from left to right to strengthen
left-to-right reading orientation. To begin, place a card on an
empty workspace with the Three Bear Family
® Counters.
Invite the child to use the bear counters to cover the pattern
presented, starting from the left and working toward the right.
Encourage the child to name the bear’s size and color before
locating the matching manipulative, and repeat them again
as he/she places the bear on the card. If an activity calls for
a child to continue or fill in the pattern, review the pattern
he/she has completed. Then ask the child what comes next,
based on the pattern in front of them. If the child cannot say
what comes next, encourage him/her to cover the remainder
of the pattern. Then review what has been covered, and ask
the child what belongs in the square. Always review the
completed pattern to prepare for higher levels.
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