Warm and Cool Coding
Identify and differentiate shapes based on warm and cool color patterns and create and codify a pattern using even and odd numbers.
Resources
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- 2 inch grid paper
- 2 inch wide strips of various warm and cool colors
- 2×2 inch cardboard square templates
- Optional: various templates of geometric shapes
Fine Art Standards
- PATTERN AND REPETITION: Repeating visual elements such as line, color, shape, texture, value. One object or shape repeated. Pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement.
- WARM AND COOL COLORS: Warm colors are often said to be hues from red through yellow, browns, tans included; cool colors are often said to be the hues from blue green through blue violet, most grays included.
Integrated Standards
- COLLABORATION: The action of working with someone to produce or create something.
- CODING: The process of assigning a code to something for the purposes of classification or identification.
- MATHEMATICAL PATTERNS: Things that are arranged following a rule or rules.
- SMALL MOTOR SKILLS: Movements that use the small muscles of the fingers, toes, wrists, lips and tongue.
Objectives
- Students will create and codify a pattern using even and odd numbers to communicate the pattern to another student.
- Students will identify and differentiate shapes based on warm and cool color patterns.