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A hands-on activity where students create their own water cycle in a bag!

Students work in pairs with a whiteboard and marker. One student selected a card. They look at the pattern rule on the back and create their own pattern following that rule. They write their pattern on the whiteboard. Their partner needs to figure out what the pattern rule is.

Students can design their own patterned t-shirt.

Test out the transparency of a number of household items.

Best taught with OREOs ;)

Students learn about probability through the simple game of rock, paper, scissors. Students fill out the accompanying worksheet.

Students find things in the classroom that start with each letter of the alphabet. Great activity for the first day of school!

Learning about procedural writing? Make homemade ice cream as a class with a few ingredients and Ziploc bags! Instructions and a blank template are included.

Students can glue froot loops on this worksheet to create various types of patterns.

Students write three facts about them. Two of the facts must be true but one is a lie. Teacher or student reads the three facts aloud and other students guess which one is the lie.

Students can fill out the blank Bingo card with numbers 1-30. The teacher calls out/writes on the board various number patterns each with one missing number (ranging from 1-30). If students have that number, they cover that space. First one to get a line, wins!

Fill in the chart with Canada's capital cities.

Key words used in the Grade 5 "Forces Acting on Structures" unit in Science.

A book for students to fill out while learning about objects and materials in their everyday life.

Provide students with a word (3 of 4 letter words are ideal, depending on grade). Students change one letter at a time to create new words (e.g. pig - big - dig - wig - win) and see how long of a ladder they can create. Great for word work in Daily 5.

Students can draw or write about each season (clothing, weather, months, and activities).

Write the first three terms of a number patterns on paint chips, etc. and students continue the pattern on this worksheet. Page 2 and 3 can be used as a template for your own number pattern activities.

Have students find pictures of instruments or read out the name of instruments and sort them according to instrument family.

A fill-in-the-blanks activity relating to instrument families.

Students can fill this in alongside the teacher (or individually) to review main concepts related to patterning.