Draw Fun Valentine Cartoons!

"A Teddy Bear Mails A Valentine" (four steps)

        Here are two fun little Valentine cartoons or process drawings for teachers to draw on a chalkboard or whiteboard at the front of the classroom. Students can follow the steps at their own tables using a pencil, eraser and coloring supplies. After watching and completing their own drawing give them plenty of time to color their drawings in and encourage them to add their own details.

       This kind of drawing activity teaches students to listen and observe carefully and homeroom teachers can certainly use this method of practice drawing to teach additional lessons about shapes and sizes.

"A Valentine For Miss Hippo" (three steps)

A Rejected Valentine

A Rejected Valentine

Georgie, dressed up spick

and fine,

Presented himself as a valentine

To little Polly, who tossed her

head,

Turned up her nose, and pertly 

said:

"My goodness me! Why, don't 

you know

You're not a card, with a ribbon

bow,

You're just a boy-not a valen-

tine!"

Then George blushed and meekly

said:

"To you by Cupid I was led:

And my love for you, so very

true,

Is tied about by ribbon blue."

But Polly laughed in a teasing

way,

And said: "I'll bid you a good

day.

Some other girl may not decline

To take you as her valentine."

Repeating Patterns: Set Two

       This second collection of patterns uses two to three different tile combinations in order to challenge students just a bit more than the first set.

       If you are working with more than one child, you may wish to click directly on images to get them to focus on one pattern at a time. Watch your small group until every student has preformed the task satisfactorily and then move on to the next pattern.

Repeating Patterns: Set One

       Very young children can make the process of identifying and copying patterns a kind of game. These playful routines are excellent for teaching pre-math and pre-reading skills to children ranging from age 3 to seven.

       Below is my simplest collection, using only two repeating shapes, in limited colors: blue, red, orange, green, white and yellow.

       If you are working with more than one child, you may wish to click directly on images to get them to focus on one pattern at a time. Watch your small group until every student has preformed the task satisfactorily and then move on to the next pattern.

Repeating Patterns: Set Three

       These repeating patterns combine multiple tiles to suggest more complicated designs that require coordinated placements.

Answers for the geometric puzzle shapes...

       Above are the answers for the puzzle challenges located here.

Make geometric, puzzle shapes using pattern blocks...

       This game is a little bit more difficult than the last. Have an adult read the directions aloud or if you can read, read them to yourself and follow the instructions. 

       Then, select tiles that are the same as those shown in each photograph and by manipulating their color, number and placement you can make more difficult shapes. 

       To concentrate on only one photograph at a time, simple click directly on each image to see that selection with a black background.

Puzzle One.

Using six trapezoids and one hexagon, shape a much larger hexagon.

Puzzle Two.

Form a large blue star shape using six smaller rhombuses/diamond tiles.

Puzzle Three.

Assemble three trapezoids, five triangles and
one rhombus to make a larger triangle.

Puzzle Four.

Make a large green triangle from nine smaller green triangles.

 Puzzle Five.

Make a large triangle using three small triangles
 and six, blue rhombuses.

Puzzle Six.

Assemble a twelve pointed star using
twelve white rhombuses.

 Puzzle Seven.

Use one yellow hexagon, one red trapezoid, three green triangles,
and two blue rhombuses to make one large triangle.

 Puzzle Eight.

Assemble a large hexagon using six small triangles.

 Puzzle Nine.

Use three red trapezoids, three green triangles and
two blue rhombuses to make a large triangle.

Puzzle Ten.

Shape the center of a larger hexagon using three blue rhombuses
and the outer sides of this hexagon with red trapezoids.

Puzzle Eleven.

Use a rhombus, a triangle and a trapezoid to make the center
of a flower including six, yellow hexagon petals.

Puzzle Twelve.

Use the shapes above: two trapezoids, two triangles and
two rhombuses to make one large trapezoid.

Answers for simple shapes made from pattern blocks

Check the corresponding numbers to see the problems and 

match the numbers above for answers to those problems.

Make larger shapes from smaller pattern blocks...

       Here is a simple game for you to play with your Pattern blocks. Select tiles that are the same as those shown in each photograph. Then have an adult read the directions aloud or if you can read, read them to yourself and follow the instructions.
       To concentrate on only one photograph at a time, simple click directly on each image and students may view that selection with a black background.

1. Make one larger square from four small square tiles.

2. Make a trapezoid using two green triangles
and one yellow hexagon.

3. Using three green triangles and one yellow
hexagon, make one large triangle.

4. Shape a larger green rhombus using two
 smaller green triangles.

5. Make one large trapezoid with one green
triangle and one blue rhombus.

6. Shape a larger orange rectangle by putting
two smaller orange squares together.

7. Using four blue rhombuses, make one large rhombus.

8. Use four small, green triangles to make
one larger, green triangle.

9. Use two rhombuses/diamonds and two
small triangles to make one large hexagon.

10. Use a trapezoid plus one triangle in
order to shape a larger triangle.

11. Make one large trapezoid using three smaller triangles.

12. Make one larger rhombus from four
smaller white rhombuses.

13. Use two small, red trapezoids to make
one larger red hexagon.