Instruction

Patterns and Seriation

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  A(c).1. Recognizes patterns and non-patterns (e.g., red/blue, red/blue vs. rainbow)

  • Pizza Patterns Lesson Plan (PDF, 187KB)
    Children will use variety of toppings to create a pattern on their individual pizza.

  A(c).2. Duplicates identical patterns with at least two elements

  • Fruity Patterns Lesson Plan (PDF, 165KB)
    Children will use math manipulatives and fruit to copy identical patterns and to create their own patterns with at least two elements.
  • Pizza Patterns Lesson Plan (PDF, 187KB)
    Children will use variety of toppings to create a pattern on their individual pizza.
  • What Comes Next? Lesson Plan (PDF, 155KB)
    Children identify a pattern unit then draw what comes next in the pattern.

  A(c).3. Recognizes pattern units (e.g., red/blue, dog/cat; red/blue/yellow, dog/cat/cow)

  • Dog Bone Patterns Lesson Plan (PDF, 130KB)
    Children will use dog bone treats to create a pattern. Children will also order, compare, and describe dog bone treats according to size.

  A(c).4. Orders, compares, and describes objects according to a single attribute (seriation)

  • Dog Bone Patterns Lesson Plan (PDF, 130KB)
    Children will use dog bone treats to create a pattern. Children will also order, compare, and describe dog bone treats according to size.
  • It’s a Snowman Kind of Day Lesson Plan (PDF, 196KB)
    Children will discuss the components of a snowman’s body. Then they will make spheres of different sizes out of shaved ice to create their own snowman.