QUILTING - Algebra Patterns

Over the last week we have looked very closely at patterns.  

We got HOOKED when we listened to Little Red Riding Hood.  Her Granny had a quilt on her bed.  The next day Mrs Ruawi came to school with her quilt and we started to look closely at the patterns (colours and shapes) on the quilt and WONDERED if we could make our own quilts with patterns on for Granny's bed.

So we started to EXPLORE lots of patterns to see what we could find out.

Amon, Finn and Nevaeh were EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS
 when they acted out the story Little Red Riding hood with the puppets

The boys were making repeating patterns with
the teddies

Layla and her friends were making patterns with the unfix blocks

Some of the kids watched a You Tube clip on how to make a
repeating pattern

Mrs Ruawai bought in a quilt to have a look at how it is made

Lauren and Maddy are enjoying a game of Shape Bingo.
We found out that knowing your shapes is super
important when making a quilt

Max and Zachary were able repeating patterns on the whiteboard table

 

 and had a go at making our own patterns on paper.

BUT.......... just when we thought we were getting really good, we found ourselves an EXPERT.  Maryanne makes quilts!  She has made them for about 15 years for her friends and family.  She's made about 30 - 40 quilts all up.  She even has a special blade at home that she uses to cut her material.  She let us look at some of the quilts she has made.  

Thanks Maryanne!

 

Now that we know about patterns we thought we'd have a go at making our own class quilt.  

Mrs Kenyon and Mrs Ruawi can't sew so we're going to make ours out of paper.  

Watch this space.  

Friday is "Make a Quilt' day in Piako Rua.  

We can't wait!!