When I first tried to think where I have seen patterns in my neighbourhood I had a hard time. After a couple of commutes to and from school where I actually paid attention to what was around me, I saw patterns everywhere. I noticed the patterns on buildings the most. I love beautiful buildings and architecture so it was easy to spot them after that. When thinking about patterns I also remember I pattern in London, Ontario where the main road had a median in the middle with a pattern of trees and flowers. It just made your eyes follow the road.
It seemed to easy to just snap a bunch of pictures of buildings so I gave myself a task of trying to find more than one pattern that wasn't something large. Most of the patterns I found were on the Ryerson campus, so some may look familiar.
This leads me to the art word of the week. Wait for it...wait for it...PATTERN! Were you surprised? I thought it was the most appropriate for the given topic.
Schirrmacher and Fox (2009) have a very good explanation of what pattern is.
"Pattern
· refers to the treatment given to a surface.
· suggests flow, rhythm, motion and movement.
· suggests regularity and repetition.
· can be made with form, shapes, likes, colors, textures, or symbols that move across a surface in a recurring sequence." (p142)
In one of my first placements the children really loved to string beads. They had a variety of beads in different shapes and colours (red, green, blue, yellow) which they would string onto the yarn. Some of the younger children would just string the beads in whichever way. Other children would do a pattern with the colours. Having children identify patterns and create patterns does not have to be with beads or with blocks. Go on a nature walk and ask the children to identify patterns they see. There can be patterns with the trees, on the sidewalk and on the street.
References
Schirrmacher, R., & Fox, J.E. (2009). Art and creative development for young children (6th Ed.). Belmont,CA: Delmar
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