{"id":9104,"date":"2026-09-03T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/?p=9104"},"modified":"2026-09-09T14:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T14:29:19","slug":"patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/03\/patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9104 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/03\/patterns\/img_e5606\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"777\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/09142854\/IMG_E5606.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/09142854\/IMG_E5606.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/09142854\/IMG_E5606-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/09142854\/IMG_E5606-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/09142854\/IMG_E5606-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The children printed patterns with repeated colours and shapes.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/02\/beginning-number-formations\/img_5577\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154637\/IMG_5577-224x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154637\/IMG_5577-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154637\/IMG_5577-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154637\/IMG_5577-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154637\/IMG_5577-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/02\/beginning-number-formations\/img_5573\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154624\/IMG_5573-224x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154624\/IMG_5573-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154624\/IMG_5573-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154624\/IMG_5573-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154624\/IMG_5573-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/02\/beginning-number-formations\/img_5574\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154628\/IMG_5574-224x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154628\/IMG_5574-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154628\/IMG_5574-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154628\/IMG_5574-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02154628\/IMG_5574-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also played clapping and movement pattern games which were great for focus and concentration.<\/p>\n<p>The school has lots of fantastic resources which are great for making patterns. The children worked really well in pairs and rotated around lots of different activities.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/02\/beginning-number-formations\/img_5562\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104707\/IMG_5562-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104707\/IMG_5562-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104707\/IMG_5562-224x300.jpg 224w, 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104656\/IMG_5493-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104656\/IMG_5493-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104656\/IMG_5493-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104656\/IMG_5493-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/09\/02104656\/IMG_5493.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/first-day-in-primary-1\/img_5511\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/08\/24094253\/IMG_5511-765x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/08\/24094253\/IMG_5511-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/08\/24094253\/IMG_5511-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/08\/24094253\/IMG_5511-768x1028.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/whiteness12\/uploads\/sites\/2855\/2026\/08\/24094253\/IMG_5511-rotated.jpg 941w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also went outside and found patterns in the environment, bricks, slabs and leaves. They collected some stones, leaves, petals and sticks and create their own patterns with these.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The children printed patterns with repeated colours and shapes. We also played clapping and movement pattern games which were great for focus and concentration. The school has lots of fantastic resources which are great for making patterns. The children worked really well in pairs and rotated around lots of different activities. We also went outside &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/2026\/09\/03\/patterns\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Patterns<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1936,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11,10,39,19,12],"tags":[48,49,50,52,51,22,70,62,8,61],"class_list":["post-9104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-and-craft","category-expressive-arts","category-listening-and-talking","category-maths","category-social-skills","category-stem","tag-choice","tag-collaboration","tag-communication","tag-connection","tag-core","tag-creativity","tag-engagement","tag-fine-motor-skills","tag-love-life-love-learning","tag-play-based-learning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1936"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9104"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9113,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9104\/revisions\/9113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/whiteness12\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}