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Materials

1 tray per child

several different brands of crackers and snacks of different shapes and sizes

Instructions

1. Give each child a small tray.
2. Place several types of shaped snacks on each child's tray.
3. Demonstrate how to make a pattern out of the snacks. For example, a
repeating series of round crackers, square crackers, and pretzel sticks.
4. Ask each child to make his own pattern, then eat it.

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