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Anita of Fresno, CA
A mind-bending pattern parade!
- 2 or more players
- one big piece of paper
- sheets of white paper
- sheets of colored paper
- markers
- scissors
- Players each draw two grids that have 6 squares across the top and 6 squares down the side for a total of 36 squares.
- Then, they each think of a repeating pattern that goes from one end of the grid to the other. For example, one pattern could be to start in the top corner square and go one square down and one square to the right until the pattern reaches the opposite bottom corner square.
- Players draw their patterns on one of the grids. They should make sure that they don't show their patterns to the other players.
- Using the blank grid, the other players have to try to figure out a player's pattern. They can do this by marking an X in the squares that they think are part of the pattern. The player who thought up the pattern then tells them if they are right or wrong.
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Paige, age 11 of Cincinnati, OH wrote:
When I did it I did it I made 5 people stand on it and it worked, and each time they walked 9 steps.
Neista, age 6 of Warsaw, IN wrote:
My mom and sister could not guess my pattern at first. It took almost a half hour to figure it out. We had lots of fun.
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