Real-World Activity
Baker for a Day

cake with circle patterns

Baker for a Day
     The baker at the local cake shop needs your help! He has been asked to make a cake with patterns on it, but does not know how to. He has called you to come help him. He knows that you now know your ABAB, ABBA and ABCABC patterns and he wants you to help him decorate the special cake! He will bake the cake and put the icing on it, but you will decorate it how you want to. Just remember-you have to use the patterns you have learned today. If you need help remembering some of your patterns go back to this frog and dog video and practice one more time here.
Lesson 1 Directions:
1. Pick the pattern that you want to use to decorate your cake with. (ABAB, ABBA, ABCABC)
2. You will have a picture of a cake to decorate with your pattern.
3. Place the stickers on your cake using the pattern you chose.
4. Pick another pattern that you want to use on your cake. (ABAB, ABBA, ABCABC)
5. Glue the candles to the top of the cake in the second pattern that you chose.
Lesson 2 Directions:
1. Pick the pattern that you want to use to decorate your cake with. (ABAB, ABBA, ABCABC)
2. You will have a picture of a cake to decorate with your pattern.
3. Color the pattern onto your cake using circles.
4. Pick another pattern that you want to use on the top of your cake. (ABAB, ABBA, ABCABC)
5. Color candles onto the top of your cake using the second pattern you chose.



Write Activity
GPS Standard: MKG3 Students will identify, create, extend, and transfer patterns from one representation to another using actions,
                             objects, and geometric shapes.
                            b. Extend a given pattern, and recognize similarities (such as color, shape, texture, or number) in different patterns.

PLO: Students will identify similarities and will extend a given pattern.

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 Students' Products from Lesson 1
 Students' Products from Lesson 2


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