Fish Cracker Color Patterns

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Every day we have a snack time in class. While my kids can’t tell time yet, they sure know when snack time is coming! If we are even a few minutes off our routine, they are definitely asking me about it. Sometimes it is fun to incorporate a snack into our learning as well. This free Fish Cracker Color Patterns Activity is perfect for math time and is a fun (and tasty!) way to work on patterning with your kids!

*Pair with our Pattern Centers and Activities for Pre-K and Kindergarten!

Fish Cracker Color Patterns

I think several teachers and parents of small children have goldfish crackers in bulk – I know my cupboard is full of them- and for this activity, I grabbed a bag of the colored ones.

I gave each student a cup full of their own, as well as crayons and the recording sheet (below)

First, they built their color patterns in the empty rectangle. This keeps them focused and the crackers contained, and also encourages them to build a full pattern, but not one that necessarily uses all their crackers.

After they built their pattern, they recorded it by coloring in the fish in one row to match. They eventually built 4 different patterns to color all 4 rows of fish.

Then – they ate! This may have been their favorite part!

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Alex is a Transitional Kindergarten teacher with a passion for making learning fun and engaging. She's earned a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education, and Masters Degrees in Special Education and Curriculum Design. Alex is a former night owl turned early bird and playful learning enthusiast. Alex lives with her husband and their beloved and high-energy cat, Fitz.

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