Heart Geoboard Patterns For Math

A simple geo board is not only an awesome STEM activity but it is also a wonderful tool for encouraging fine motor skills! Why not create heart geoboard patterns for a simple but effective Valentine’s Day math activity. Simple materials, low cost, and plenty of fun, our homemade geoboard can be reused in so many ways all year long.

GEOBOARD HEART PATTERN FOR VALENTINE’S DAY!

Valentine's Day heart geoboard math and STEM activity for kids

DIY GEOBOARD

My husband made me this awesome gem of a geoboard a couple years ago. I can’t tell you how many times it is used for play or quiet time. It cost just a few dollars to make it, and less if you have supplies already. Check out our DIY Geoboard to see how my husband went about making this geo board.

There is plenty to explore with a geoboard. Since Valentine’s Day is our next holiday, I thought it would be fun to explore a heart geoboard pattern. We really played around with symmetry with this Valentine’s Day geo board math activity.

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Valentines Day Heart Geoboard Math STEM Activity

Heart Geoboard Patterns

Supplies:

(If you don’t want to make a geoboard, you can buy one made for you.)

A piece of wood or styrofoam
Finishing nails {hammer if using wood}
Tape measure or ruler
Loom bands {we chose traditional Valentine’s Day colors}

Go to our DIY Homemade Geoboard Activity to see how we made ours!

Heart Geoboard with Loom Bands for Math Activity

HOW TO MAKE A HEART GEOBOARD PATTERN

Now, how to make a heart? I am pretty sure you can figure out something for your heart geoboard. Definitely let the kids explore making their own “heart” shapes too if they are interested.

You can also try out a cookie cutter or cut a paper heart to give you an idea of where the heart will fall on the nails. Dollar store cookie cutters!

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Homemade Geoboard Math Activity Heart Shape

The activity he enjoyed most was having me a create a pattern one side of the heart and then he repeated the pattern on the other side. This is a great way to explore symmetry too! Have your kids create a pattern for you to copy or for a sibling/peer to copy!

Also check out how we learnt about symmetry with our LEGO hearts and PVC pipe hearts.

Playing with a heart geoboard for a Valentines Day math activity

You can also see how many hearts you can layer on your heart geoboard like we did above, or you can explore your own shapes inside the heart {or outside the heart}!

Sit with your kids and talk about the shapes, angles, planes, lines, patterns, area, perimeter, and counting. There are so many great math vocabulary words to introduce while using a geoboard.