ABOUT THIS RESOURCE

This comprehensive Patterning Pack has tons of activities, centers and problem solving resources, along with posters for your math bulletin board! Activities involve skills such as identifying the core and attributes, as well as identifying and following a rule of number patterns. Centers are hands-on—your students will be having fun while reinforcing their patterning skills. The problem solving resources require students to solve complex patterning problems while justifying their answers. All activities will support your students with their understanding of repeating patterns, as well as growing and shrinking number patterns!

KEY FEATURES

· Engaging skill building activities involving repeating, growing and shrinking patterns

· Games involving dice, Unifix cubes and craft materials.

· Problem solving opportunities with high-order thinking questions

· Fun and engaging

· Patterning Practice

· Great for math centers or rotations

· Reviews a wide variety of patterning concepts

· Includes independent activities

· Includes whole class activities

WHAT’S INCLUDED:

SKILL-BUILDING ACTIVITIES:

· “Exploring Shape Patterns”

· “Pattern Attributes”

· “Working with Attributes”

· “Repeating Patterns”

· “Changing More Than One Attribute”

· “Changing Attributes”

· Teacher Notes for teaching 5 patterning problem solving strategies

· “Exploring Growing Number Patterns”

· “More with Growing Number Patterns”

· “Exploring Shrinking Number Patterns”

· “More with Shrinking Number Patterns”

· “Using the T-Chart Strategy”

· “Let’s Review Number Patterns” (2 page activity)

· “Pattern Review” (2 page activity)

· Answer keys for all activities!

CENTERS:

· “Building & Naming Unifix Patterns”

· “Role A Rule Caterpillars” - with a die

· “My Name Pattern”

· “My Pattern Worm” - with pipe cleaners and beads

· “My Patterned Fish” - collaborative class book making

· Our Class Patterned Fish Book cover

· “Stamping Patterns” - with stamps

PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES:

· Let’s Solve It: Chocolate Bar Fundraiser (full page version)

· Let’s Solve It: Chocolate Bar Fundraiser (mini versions for journals)

· Let’s Solve It: Two Truths & a Lie (full page version)

· Let’s Solve It: Two Truths & a Lie (mini versions for journals)

· Let’s Solve It: Geoffrey’s Pattern (full page version)

· Let’s Solve It: Geoffrey’s Pattern (mini versions for journals)

· Let’s Solve It: Neecie’s Paint Problem (full page version)

· Let’s Solve It: Neecie’s Paint Problem (mini versions for journals)

MATH BULLETIN BOARD RESOURCES:

· Pattern Problem Solving title

· “Use a Hundreds Chart” strategy poster

· “Use a Number Line” strategy poster

· “Make a Bridge” strategy poster

· “Draw a Picture” strategy poster

· “Make a T-chart” strategy poster

· Patterns in Nature poster

SKILLS DEVELOPED:

· Identifying patterns

· Identifying the pattern core

· Naming patterns (e.g. ABBC)

· Continuing patterns

· Pattern attributes

· Repeating patterns

· Growing number patterns

· Shrinking number patterns

· Identifying pattern rules

· Problem solving strategies

· Using t-charts

· Higher-order problem solving

These activities and centers are suggested for second grade and third grade but they may be suitable for other grades as well.

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