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2. Name and draw the shape that
Project Creative Thinking
(a) can slide and stack but not roll.
Take a cardboard sheet/any hard
(b) cannot slide or stack but roll. sheet and try to make an object

(c) can slide, roll as well as stack. with (a) 6 faces (b) 1 face.

PattErnS

A sequence of figures, shapes, letters or numbers that repeats itself is called a
pattern. We can see patterns all around us. Look at the patterns given below.

A pattern in a A pattern in a A pattern in a A pattern on a

pineapple sunflower window design tiger

Pattern in Shapes

Look at the following arrangement of shapes. The arrangement follows a pattern.

In this pattern, a cube comes first, then a sphere, then a cylinder; again a cube, then
a sphere, then a cylinder, and so on. Here, we find a unit of three different shapes

is being repeated. So, it is a type of ABC pattern.

Now, look at the pattern given below.

Here, you can see that one triangle is added to the next step. It is an example of

increasing pattern.

teacher’s Discuss various art forms like Madhubani or Mithila painting, Kalamkari, Warli or any other local art forms
tip that the students are familiar with. Visualise different patterns made of shapes, lines and images in that art
form. You may also invite your drawing teacher or any local artist for this activity.

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