Boohbah Patterns



Make patterns and shapes with the Boohbahs.

Learning opportunities

• Manual dexterity.
  
• Experiencing cause and effect.
  
• Hand-eye coordination.
  
• Enjoying pattern, sequence and color.
  
• Experiencing overall shape and counting - squares, circles, rows.
  
• Potential for reinforcing time table ideas - and groups (sets).
  
• Creativity and choice.
  
• Useful for mathematical concepts of vocabulary of positioning and movement - 360 degree rotation (clockwise and anti-clockwise).
  
• Great opportunities for humor in learning - great sound effects!
  
• Experiencing the reward of curiosity - what happens if...
  
• Opportunities for extended concentration.

Beyond the screen

• Encourages interest in patterns, counting and movement.

Questions

• What are the names of the big shapes the Boohbahs make?
• Can you make me a triangle of Jumbahs and Zing Zing Zingbahs? How many Jumbahs can you count?
• Let's look at the big shapes. What do the Boohbahs do as they change colour?
• Imaginative/practical: I wonder if we could make those patterns with buttons/counters?