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The sona patterns were drawn by tracing in the sand. Trace the outline of the designs in the Challenge without lifting your finger.

Arrange five rows of dots in the pattern 1, 3, 5, 3, 1. Draw a design that encloses each dot in its own ”cell,” with no two dots in the same cell.

 

Construct your own sequence of patterns of dots and designs. Remove one figure from the sequence. Challenge a family member to draw the missing pattern.

Research Native American culture looking for patterns and designs in clothing and pottery.

   
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