Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
Mitten Match
Design one mitten, then make its partner match exactly. A pattern and symmetry warm-up for little hands.
- Grades
- K–2
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- matching, pattern, fine motor
What kids do
“Decorate the first mitten. Make the second one match!”
- Mitten 1: my design
- Mitten 2: make it match
- My pattern is…
How to run it
- Keep patterns simple: stripes, dots, zigzags.
- Check each other’s mittens: do they really match?
- Cut them out and hang them on a string.
Talk about it
- How do you know they match?
- Which pattern was hardest to copy?
- What else comes in pairs?
Take it further
Swap with a partner: you design one, they match it.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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