Bring the fun to 4th grade math lessons on extending numerical and algebraic patterns with a resource full of practice lesson plans, anchor charts, group practice activities, review games, interactive notebook foldables and quiz worksheets!

Would you love to see your students actively engaged in learning about growing and shrinking patterns and sequences? Even looking forward to math block each day as the best part of the day? If so, this high-engagement, activity-driven 4th grade math unit on numerical and algebraic patterns and sequences is perfect for you.

Master skills like these for numerical and algebraic patterns:

• using addition and subtraction to extend growing and shrinking patterns
• use multiplication and division to continue algebraic patterns
• fill in the missing numbers from patterns in function tables (input-output tables)
• determine rules for increasing and decreasing patterns and write pattern rules
• determine the nth term in a repeating pattern

Cap off your numerical and algebraic patterns study with end of unit review activities and assessments that you can only get as a bonus file with the bundle! It includes:

• an overview of the unit letting you know which order to teach the lessons
• an end-of-unit review notebook entry
• an end-of-unit interactive review activity
• an end-of-unit assessment and answer key

Yep…a whole unit on extending growing and shrinking patterns, ready to go! Just print and gather a few handy supplies.

This numerical and algebraic patterns and sequences unit is designed for high engagement and an interactive classroom. Whether you enjoy breaking your class up into smaller groups to utilize guided math and math centers or you prefer to keep them together for large group instruction, you will have everything you need included in this 4th grade growing and shrinking patterns unit. Add a few dice and a couple packs of dollar-store playing cards to watch math come alive! 

Each numerical and algebraic patterns and sequences math lesson includes:

• a mini-lesson so you can model analyzing and extending patterns for your students
• an anchor chart to help student visualize algebraic patterns and numerical sequences
• a group practice activity to allow students to practice determining pattern rules and extending patterns with classmates
• an interactive notebook foldable for each pattern concept
• a patterns math game to be played with a partner or group
• a worksheet for practice, homework, or quiz
• answer key

This is a comprehensive growing and shrinking patterns unit covers the 4th-grade CCSS for math and math TEKS related to patterns and algebraic patterns and reasoning.

4 INSTRUCTIONAL LESSONS + 1 REVIEW LESSON + 1 ASSESSMENT. 

The following lessons are included in this algebraic patterns and sequences unit:

➡️ Number Patterns with Addition and Subtraction Lesson Plan, Game and Activities

➡️ Input Output Tables and Determine Pattern Rules Lesson Plan Game and Activities

➡️ Determine Pattern Rules and Find the Missing Number Lesson Plan and Activities

➡️ Find the nth Shape in a Pattern Lesson Plan Game and Activities for 4th Grade

This algebraic patterns and sequences unit is an effective and easy-to-implement plan to meet the increased expectations for rigor in math classrooms while still feeding your student’s need for play. The lessons and activities in this algebraic patterns and sequences unit can each be used independently or woven together into a guided math block.  

An example of a 90-minute daily math block might look like this: 

• Whole group mini-lesson 10-15 minutes
• Peer practice follow-up activity 10-15 minutes
• Group time organization-assign students to groups and front load the directions for small group and station tasks
• Rotating station work-60 minutes broken up into 20 min chunks.
• Station 1: Teacher table-we dig deeper and complete the worksheet, reteaching or extending as needed. (BONUS-I grade the papers as we go!)
• Station 2: Notebooking-students add the foldable interactive notebook pieces to their journals and work the math included
• Station 3: Game of the day with a recording sheet (sometimes I even send these home for homework so parents can see how much fun their kids are having learning about analyzing and extending patterns!)

OPEN THE PREVIEW FILE FOR A CLOSER LOOK!

Check out what teachers like you are saying about this algebraic patterns and sequences unit:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  I love these math games! We played them throughout the pattern unit and by the end, every student had a favorite game! I have used them two years in a row! -Karla

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These Everything But the Dice units are AMAZING!  I love that you include many different parts to each lesson (mini-lesson, peer practice activity, interactive notebook, practice game and a worksheet). -Elizabeth

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