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Coloring Flower Numbers with an Algorithm

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Coloring flower numbers goes beyond just coloring the numbers in the center of the flower. These pages feature coloring directions on coding Blockly blocks. So the pages work on following directions, working with an algorithm, and number recognition.

What are Blocky Blocks?

Blockly blocks are a graphic representation of coding directions or an algorithm. They can be found on coding sites that introduce children to coding. Sites like Code.org and Tynker use Blockly Blocks.

Children put together blocks or puzzle pieces to complete a task that you want the computer to do.

Getting the Coloring Flower Numbers Pages

The Coloring Flower Numbers a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Coloring Flower Number PagesDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  A message may come up asking if you want the file to open right after downloading it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Learning About Flowers

If your children don’t know a lot about spring flowers or flowers in general, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start these pages.

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This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

More Flower Activities

Flower Mandela Coding Pages

Flower Patterning Cards

Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages

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Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages explore several different skills and learning concepts. First, they display the coloring directions on coding Blockly blocks. That means they teach how coding blocks work. Next, they work on addition facts. The addition facts are simple to solve. No number is larger than seven. Finally, each of the flowers is symmetrical. You can use them as an opportunity to talk about how symmetry. Young children may need to just understand symmetry as a reflection of shapes on both sides of the flower.

Getting the Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Flower Mandala Algorithm PagesDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

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If your children don’t know a lot about spring flowers or flowers in general, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start these pages.

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

Understanding the Directions on the Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code pages, you may want to help them highlight what they need to do. First, you can have them underline the number they are focusing on for each step. Next, children will need to place a line that matches the color mentioned in that step over or under that number. That is what I have done with my children.

Some children will be fine with just highlighting the directions. However, there will be some that need to draw a dot near the number in each section that matches the assigned color. They can go back later and color in the whole section.

More Algorithm Code and Color Pages

Apple Life Cycle Mandala

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

Coloring One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

Flower Themed Patterning Cards

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Patterns are found in all areas of learning. Learning how to find and build patterns early on helps children learn to look for them later on. This set of flower themed patterning cards asks children to figure out what pattern is displayed. After finding the pattern, children will build their own version of that pattern using materials you have on hand.

Getting the Flower Themed Patterning Cards

The Baseball Addition Facts Puzzles are a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Flower Themed Pattern CardsDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Getting the Flower Themed Patterning Cards Ready to Use

Laminating the Flower Themed Patterning Cards

You can have your children work on the patterning cards uncovered if you like. However, if you laminate the cards you can use them over and over again with washable markers. Below you will find links for a laminator I recommend. There are also links for laminator pouches and a laminator.

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Scotch Brand PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$55.99$128.93 (11009)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (22799)

Gathering Patterns Materials

While you can use any objects you want for patterning, I have a few I tend to use over and over again.

  • Buttons
  • Small Pebbles
  • Color Beads
  • Unfix Cubes
  • Pom-Poms

Exploring the Flower Patterning Cards

The patterning cards can be placed in a center along with the objects you want children to pattern with. However, some children will just try to match the color of each flower with the same colored object. That means they aren’t figuring out the pattern. Before placing them in a center, it might be helpful to work with the flower patterning cards with the whole class or small groups of children. It will give both you and your student time to talk about how to find a pattern. After finding the patterns, they can talk with you about how the pattern repeats on each card.

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Children who don’t have experience with patterning will benefit from reading or being read books that talk about patterns. The books below feature patterning.

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The book Pattern Bugs features rhyming text and bug-themed patterns. Children will learn about word and picture patterns when they explore this book.

Children will have fun watching the ants in this book for young readers to learn to pattern.

Lots and Lots of Patterns looks at patterns that occur in nature. This book features photographs rather than illustrations.

More Patterning Activities

Building LEGO snowflake patterns on a simple snowflake outline gives kids the opportunity to explore symmetry.

It is fun to repeat LEGO block patterns to create a snowflake.

Skip counting is a form of patterning. This set of rocket ships patterning cards focuses on skip counting.

Flower STEM Challenges-Build with Pattern Block Mats

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Pattern Blocks are a great to to explore shapes They invite children to reflect, rotate, and translate shapes. (You will learn more about that below. This set of Flower STEM Challenges Build Pattern Block Mats give children the chance to explore shapes and how they move. Children will have fun exploring them in a center setting or with partners in small groups.

Learning About the Shapes

Shape Names

Before starting work on the Flower STEM Challenges, children would benefit from learning about the shapes they will be using on the mats.

  • The yellow shape is a hexagon. It has six sides or edges. It also has six corners or vertices.
  • The orange shape is a square. It has four equal sides. A square has four corner or vertices. Each corner is right angle.
  • There is a red shape. It is a trapezoid. Trapezoids have two parallel sides and two angled sides.
  • A green shape is in the set. It is a triangle. There are several kinds of triangles. The triangle in the set is an equilateral triangle. That means all of its sides are the same length and all of its angles are the same.
  • The blue shape is rhombus. A rhombus has four equal sides. It has two small or acute angles. It also has two larger or obtuse angles or corners.
  • The beige or tan shape is also a rhombus. Some people might call it a diamond.

Moving the Shapes

There are three ways children may move the shapes on the map. They may reflect, rotate or translate a shape. Let’s look at what those words mean.

  • Reflect- When you reflect a shape, you turn or flip it on its back. It would like it would in a mirror.
  • Rotate- A shape that is rotated has been turned.
  • Translate- When a shape is translated, it has been moved. It doesn’t change the way it is oriented like a rotated shape would.

Getting the Flower STEM Challenges Build Pattern Block Mats

The mats are a PDF. Once you have downloaded, the set you will need to open it with a PDF reader like Acrobat Reader.

First, you will need to download the set.

Flower STEM Challenges- Build with Pattern Block MatsDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

More Shape Activities

Build a Shape Fire Pit Mats

Building Cards with a Magic Theme

Woodland Animal Pattern Block Building Mats

Pattern Block Suggestions

Below you will see a variety of sets of pattern blocks. Some of them are plastic and others are wooden. While you could print out a set of paper pattern blocks, these sets will be easier for your children to use.

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LOVESTOWN 230 Pcs Wooden Pattern Blocks,…$13.99$17.99 (1027)

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Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Boards

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These counting seeds algorithm game boards invite children to work on counting from one to ten and building coding algorithms. The set features large full-sheet algorithm boards that have more than one way to be solved. Along with the full sheets, half sheets are included. The half sheets have only one way to be completed. Both styles of algorithm game boards focus on sequencing numbers from one to ten.

Getting the Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Boards Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Counting Seeds Algorithm Game BoardDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Getting Ready to Use the Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Boards

Making the Game Boards Reusable

If you plan on using the game boards over and over again, you may want to laminate them. Below I have suggested products that you may want to use to cover them.

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Scotch Brand PRO Thermal Laminator, Never Jam…$54.68$128.93 (11154)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 100 Count-P…$15.98$24.68 (63556)

Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200- Count-…$27.99$42.99 (23612)

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Exploring the Game Boards

You will find that full page game boards offer a number of ways that your children to complete the game boards. The half sheet pages can only be completed one way. While they are different in size and the way they are solved, they both have a number of things in have in common. First, they have graphics with seeds that are easy to count. Second, both help children sequence numbers. Third, help children understand that algorithms are just a series of steps.

Here is how you could introduce your children to the game boards.

  • First, you can work through a part of a game board with your children. It will help them understand how to place the arrows in the boxes. Remember that the arrows they draw or the printed arrows should point in the direction they will need to go to connect to the next step. They need to begin at the word Start and finish in the box that will lead them to the End box.
  • Second, children can work with a partner to complete the gameboard. They can take turns placing the arrows in the squares.

More Algorithm Game Boards

How to Build a Snowman Algorithm Game Boards

Little Miss Muffet Coding Activity for Preschoolers

Help your child learn coding and the phases of the moon at the same time with this simple STEM activity for space themed learning

Coding the Moon

Flower Themed Worksheets and Activities

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Its flower themed worksheets and activities are blooming the week of May 8th on JDaniel4’s Mom. Each weekday a new flower themed worksheet and activity will be shared. Most if not all of the activities focus on math skills. First, there is an algorithm building worksheet set. Second, there are pattern cards with a flower theme. Third, building flower blooms with pattern block shapes on a mat will be shared. Fourth, addition facts featuring flower petals will be looked at. Finally, following directions to color flowers based on an algorithm will be shared.

The blog 3 Dinosaurs will also share flower-themed worksheets and activities starting May 8th. I hope you will take a moment to check out the collections shared there.

Flower Themed Worksheets and Activities

The links learning sets for each day will be placed under the day it is shared. First, the set from JDaniel4’s Mom will be listed. The second set for the day will come from 3 Dinosaurs.

Monday

Counting Seeds Algorithm Game Board- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Tulip Fine Motor Mat Printable- 3 Dinosaurs

Tuesday

Flower STEM Challenges Build Pattern Block Mats- JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Number Color and Trace Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

Wednesday

Flower Themed Patterning Cards-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower ABC Tracing Cards- 3 Dinosaurs

Thursday

Adding Petal Addition Facts-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Telling Time Matching Cards- 3 Dinosaurs

Friday

Flower Mandalas Code and Color Addition Algorithm Pages-JDaniel4’s Mom

Free Flower Division Playdough Mat Printables- 3 Dinosaurs

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If your children don’t know a lot about spring flowers or flowers in general, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start these pages.

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

More Flower Themed Activities

This fun rhyming book shares some really cool flowers with kids.

The Flower Alphabet Book has been in my classroom library for years. Children are fascinated that they are flowers for each letter of the alphabet.

The book The Reason for a Flower takes a scientific look at flowers and how they grow.

Debugging Computer Code Algorithm Activity Pages

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Debugging computer code will allow an algorithm or series of steps of code to run and complete assigned tasks. While debugging can mean removing mistakes, it can be so much more than that. Debugging computer code could also mean adding missing steps. However, it could mean reordering your code so the step will be in the correct order.

This Going Around a Flower Algorithm Pages set invites children to read an algorithm or series of arrows. Next, they look to see what parts of it may need to be debugged. Then your children will do one of two things. One of the things they will need to do is draw arrows on the board using the parts of the algorithm above that work and make changes where they need to. The other thing they will need to do is draw the arrows under the board facing the direction they will need to go around the board.  It doesn’t matter which part of the activity you decide to do first.

Deciding The Order of the Activity’s Steps

If your children are abstract learners, they may want to do the arrows on the line first. They can visualize where the arrows will go and how they need to face them. Concrete learners will need to draw the arrows on the board first. After drawing the arrows on the board, they will be ready to draw them on the line in the correct order.

Wait! Children could draw an arrow and then record it on the line, couldn’t they? Yes, they could. The algorithm or series of steps you use for this activity is really up to you. 

Getting the Debugging Computer Code Pages Ready to Use

Downloading the Spring Flower Coloring Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Going Around Flowers- Debugging Computer Code Activity PagesDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open after downloading. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Building Background of Debugging Computer Code

You may want to have your children read a book about coding or do a coding activity. Below you will find items you can use to introduce your children to coding.

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The Code and Go Robot set comes with algorithm-building cards. Your children can practice building and programming code with this set.

This simple coding book will show children how code can be used to complete a task.

How to Code a Sandcastle explores the steps in building a sandcastle in the correct order with code.

Exploring the Debugging Pages

There are three different levels of debugging pages. There are simple pages with only a few squares. These would be great to introduce debugging or with younger children. The middle level has a few more squares. It will be more challenging for children. The last pages feature more squares and a few more barriers. They will be great for older children or children what have an understanding of debugging.

More Coding Activities

Woodland Animal Algorithm Game Boards

Offline Coding Academy Muffin Tin Algorithm Activity

Offline Coding Academy -Muffin Tin Algorithm

How to Make Slime with Liquid Starch Algorithm Coding Activity

How to Make Liquid Starch Slime Algorithm

Code and Color Spring Flower Coloring Pages

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There are many signs of spring. However, this set features color-by-code spring flower coloring pages. Buds on trees and spring flowers scattered around yards are many people’s favorite signs of spring. The set displays the coloring directions of Blockly coding blocks. There are two versions of each of the four pages.

Getting the Spring Flower Coloring Pages Ready to Use

Downloading the Spring Flower Coloring Pages

First, you will need to download the set.

Color By Code Spring Flowers Coloring SetDownload

Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The algorithm page is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

Third, you must go to your download file and open the page.  You may be asked if you want the file to open after downloading. You won’t have to hunt for it in your download file if you are.

Building Background

If your children don’t know a lot about spring flowers or flowers in general, you may want to read a book or do an activity that features them before you start these pages.

The links below are affiliate links.

This fun STEAM building kit invites children to create and build a garden of spring flowers.

Oh, Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants is a wonderful Cat in the Hat book that teaches children about the parts of plants and how they grow.

What fun it would be to plant a planter and then grow flowers in it!

The Garden Classroom: Hands-On Activities in Math, Science, Literacy, and Art does a wonderful job of tying learning into growing.

Exploring the Color By Code Spring Flower Coloring Pages

Deciding What Style of Page to Explore

You can decide if you want your children to work on the page or pages that feature assigned colors or choose their colors. While the choose your own opens the door for children to be creative, it can lead to very unique colored flowers. However, that may be what you enjoy and want to encourage.

Understanding the Direction of the Flower Coloring Pages

If you are having a non-reader work on the color-by-code pages, you may want to help them highlight what they need to do. First, you can have them underline the number they are focusing on for each step. Next, children will need to place a line that matches the color mentioned in that step over or under that number.

Some children will be fine with just highlighting the directions. However, there will be some that need to draw a dot near the number in each section that matches the assigned color. They can go back later and color in the whole section.

Following the Directions in Order

While there are children that like to follow directions in order, others will what to start at the top of the picture and work their way down. The idea of including the directions in algorithm blocks was to have them follow them from top to bottom the way a computer would. It will be up to you to decide what you think is best.

More Coloring Pages

Apple Life Cycle Mandala

Decorating an Umbrella Based on an Algorithm

Coloring One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Algorithm Page

Counting to Ten Algorithm Coding Worksheet for Preschoolers

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Counting to Ten Algorithm Coding Worksheet for Preschoolers

Your children will have fun counting to ten while learning about coding an algorithm. This fun free printable features number words and groups of flowers that represent each of the numbers. Your children can connect the boxes displaying the numbers and the flowers with arrows. As they connect them in order, they will be building an algorithm.

The definition I use with young children for an algorithm is a series of steps needed to complete a task. By the time your children have connected each of the numbers words in order, they will have completed the task of counting to ten.

Getting Ready to Counting to Ten

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You will need to print out a copy of the Counting to Ten Algorithm Coding Worksheet for each of your children. It was designed to be printed out on a black and white printer.

Next, you may want to read your children a book with a flower theme. The book The Tiny Seed would be perfect. It explores the lifecycle of a flower.

Beginning the Counting to Ten Activity

After reading your children the book The Tiny Seed, you will need to give each of your children a sharpened pencil. They could use traditional pencils or these fun Sprout plantable graphite pencils with seeds.

Counting to Ten Algorithm Coding Worksheet - Getting Started

 

Next, you will need to have them locate the word start in the bottom left-hand corner of the printable. Then they will decide if they need to go up, down, left or right to get to the number one.

Counting to Ten Algorithm Coding Worksheet - Counting to Three

They will continue to move from one number to next by placing arrows in the boxes. The goal is to connect all boxes from the start box to the box featuring the number ten. Your children may discover more than one way to connect some of the numbers.  You will want to encourage them to place one arrow in each box. They will also want to pick the shortest route from one number to the next.

Counting to Ten Algorithm Worksheet - Finishing the Last Few Numbers
You will notice my son drew a few of his arrows on top of the pictures. You can decide if that is okay or if you want your children to draw them under or beside the pictures.

If you like this coding printable, here are some more I have created based on children’s books.

Little Miss Muffet Coding Activity and Printable

Coding Activity- Going on a Bear Hunt

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Algorithm Activity

Gruffalo Coding Sheet

Coding for Kids- The Day It Rained Hearts

Brown Bear, Brown Bear Coding Printable

 

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Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

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Flower Crafts for Kids to MakeSpring is the perfect time for creating flower crafts. These wonderful crafts for kids could be created to celebrate Easter, Earth Day or Mother’s Day. They would also be wonderful to give to a friend as “Get Well” or “You Are Thought Of” gift.

This collection features crafts from JDaniel4’s Mom and a number of others. I tried to select a wide variety of flowers! Some would be easy for young children to create and others would either mommy and me crafts or crafts for older children to do other their own.

Flower Craft for Kids from This Blog

Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

How to Make Mother’s Day Flowers features directions on how to make three different kinds of flowers.

A daffodil with telephone book petals is a craft that allowed us to upcycle pages from the zillion of phone books we get each year.

Cupcake liner and doily flower with a Valentine’s Day theme could be made year-round. Red flowers such brighten a room.

Paper plate sunflowers were made after reading the book Sunflower House. Creating them was a great fine motor activity.

How to Make a Coffee Filter Poppy is a post I wrote for Veterans Day. We also make cork painted poppies to remember those who have served our country.

 

Flower Crafts for Kids From Others

Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

Accordion Folded Spring Flower Collage by Make and Takes

Pool Noodle Bouquet from No Time for Flashcards

3-D Painting Daffodils from Fun at Home with Kids

Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

Coffee Filter Flowers from Mama.Papa.Bubba

Rainbow Colored Cupcake Liner Flowers from I Heart Crafty Things

Melted Crayon Flowers from Home Grown Friends

Teach Mama created fun sparkly flowers that would brighten someone’s day.

Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

Kitchen Counter Chronicle shows you how to make egg carton flowers.

Crafty Morning has made super cute 3-D doily flowers

The Nuture Store’s pinwheel daffodil looks like it would be really fun.

The  Soda Bottle Flower found on  Childhood Beckons is a guest post I wrote a few years ago.

Flower Crafts for Kids to Make

I hope you have found some wonderful ways to bring the joy of spring into your home or classroom. There is just something wonderful about creating blooms in the spring.

If you make any of these ideas for crafts for kids to make, please leave me a comment below telling me about it or share a picture of it on my Facebook page.

 

 

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