Pattern Press
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Fallbrook, California, United States
About the store
Suki Glenn taught University of California, Irvine Farm Elementary School teacher of K - 2 grades for seven years. Mentor and consultant for the Farm School for seven years. Home school tutor for many years. Two years teaching math and astronomy at Village Elementary School in Fallbrook, California.
Owner of Pattern Press which publishes elementary mathematics books.
Susan taught in Chicago public schools, alternative schools, and Teacher Curriculum Work Centers, Susan taught math to children in kindergarten to sixth grades at The Farm School for fourteen years.
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Fractions: Booklet 3 - Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Student Workbook
This booklet works with concrete models to teach what an improper fraction is, what its relationship is to a mixed number, and how to convert a fraction to a mixed number and back again. Companion to
Fractions: Booklet 3: Parent/Teacher Guide. Prism Fractions Paper Set - Squares (free printable download available on TpT) and pattern blocks are necessary to do this booklet.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of m
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.B.3c
Division: Booklet 3 - Working with Double Digit Division Student Workbook
This booklet teaches the mechanics of decimal remainders and division with double digit divisors, e.g., 1456 ÷ 23.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and practice pages. We highly recommended that you order both for a complete package.
Subjects c
6th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
Fractions: Booklet 3 - Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions Teacher
This booklet works with concrete models to teach what an improper fraction is, what its relationship is to a mixed number, and how to convert a fraction to a mixed number and back again. Prism Fractions Paper Set - Squares (free printable download available on TpT) and pattern blocks are necessary to do this booklet. A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models. The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.B.3c
General Math: Booklet 4 Patterns, Algebraic Thinking Student Workbook
Enrichment subjects covered are: Area, Greater Than; Less Than, or Equal To; Number Patterns and Graphing Number Patterns; games; Number Lines; subtraction review; Coordinate Graphing;
Algebra; Families of Facts; and art projects.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook
4th - 5th
Algebra, Geometry, Graphing
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 4.NBT.A.1
, 4.OA.C.5
+1
General Math: Booklet 4 - Patterns, Algebraic Thinking Teacher Guide
Enrichment subjects covered are: Area, Greater Than; Less Than, or Equal To; Number Patterns and Graphing Number Patterns; games; Number Lines; subtraction review; Coordinate Graphing;
Algebra; Families of Facts; and art projects.
Answer for the Student Workbook included.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games,
3rd - 5th
Algebra, Arithmetic, Graphing
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 4.NBT.A.1
, 4.OA.C.5
+1
Fractions: Booklet 2 - Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations Teacher
Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations
Prerequisite: Fractions: Booklet 1 or previous instruction in basic fractions.
This booklet works more deeply on the concept of a fraction and its relationship to the whole and that the definition of the whole can change. Procedures are developed for adding and subtracting like fractions and multiplication of a fraction by a whole number.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the c
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.A.2
, 4.NF.B.3
+4
Fractions: Booklet 5 - Simplifying Fractions Student Workbook
This booklet works to further develop the concept of equivalent fractions and how they are simplified to lowest terms. It begins with manipulatives, moves to drawings, and then to calculation. Very important groundwork concepts are laid for later work in fractions.Prism Fractions Paper Set - Squares (free printable download available on TpT), Cuisenaire Rods and pattern blocks are necessary to do this booklet.
Answer Key is in the Fractions: Booklet 5 - Simplifying Fractions Parent/Teacher Guid
5th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
5.NF.B.5b
Four Pattern Block Games
Four Pattern Block Games The Pattern Block Game, Blast Off, Flower Power, and Predator All are from different Patterns in Arithmetic series booklets. Have fun!
3rd - 5th
Fractions, Geometry
Subtraction - Booklet 3 - General Principles of Regrouping - Student Workbook
This booklet teaches several strategies for doing subtraction with multiple methods of breaking up larger numbers and regrouping them for subtraction. The standard procedure in expanded and short notation formats is taught. Manipulatives are used for concept development.
Circle Math is our unique way to teach subtraction and regrouping. It is the process of breaking up a large problem into many small problems, solving each small problem, and adding the results.
Subjects covered: Assessmen
2nd - 3rd
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
2.NBT.B.7
, 2.NBT.B.9
, 3.NBT.A.2
General Math - Booklet 3 - Place Value, Measurement, Geometry Student Workbook
Patterns in Arithmetic Series The booklet is chock full of enrichment games, worksheets, and activities. Subjects covered include patterns; geometry; number lines; rounding off; greater than, less than, or equal to; using parentheses; and measurement: nonstandard and standard. There are many place value activities: place value in bases four, five and ten; one hundred and one thousand; place value trading game.
Also included are these games and activities, What's My Rule? game, in subtractio
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Measurement, Place Value
CCSS
3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
+4
Division - Booklet 1 Basic Concepts Teacher Guide
Designed for seven to nine-year-old students (third grade) who have never had instruction in division. A fun activity called Monkeys on the Roof introduces students with a concrete model of division. Word Problems in Two Formats has students build division story problems with concrete objects. As with all Patterns in Arithmetic series booklets, a Pre-Assessment is included to evaluate a student's readiness.
A constructivist approach where students learn through hands-on exploration, discov
3rd
Basic Operations, Math, Other (Math)
CCSS
3.OA.A.2
, 3.OA.A.3
, 3.OA.A.4
+1
Subtraction - Booklet 3 - General Principles of Regrouping - Teacher Guide
This booklet teaches several strategies for doing subtraction with multiple methods of breaking up larger numbers and regrouping them for subtraction. The standard procedure in expanded and short notation formats is taught. Manipulatives are used for concept development.
Circle Math is our unique way to teach subtraction and regrouping. It is the process of breaking up a large problem into many small problems, solving each small problem, and adding the results.
Subjects covered: Assessmen
2nd - 3rd
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
2.NBT.B.7
, 2.NBT.B.9
, 3.NBT.A.2
General Math: Booklet 5 Geometric Formulas, Linear Functions Student Workbook
Student Workbook pages for enrichment subjects: Prime Numbers, Prime Factors, Area and Perimeter, Associative Property, Averages, Division Relationships, Number Patterns: Functions, and Geometry of Triangles
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and
4th - 5th
Arithmetic, Geometry, Graphing
CCSS
4.MD.A.3
, 5.MD.B.2
, 5.MD.C.5a
+3
Fractions: Booklet 1 - Basic Concepts - Parent/Teacher Guide
The Parent/Teacher Guide has lessons for a student made booklet to learn with concrete models what a fraction is, how to read and write fraction notation. Lessons covered include numerators greater than one, whole numbers as fractions, recording fractions, pattern block games, changing wholes, and number lines. There is a Pre-Assessment and a Post-Assessment with an in depth guide.
Manipulatives used are pattern blocks, Prism Fractions Paper Circles (a free download), Prism Fractions Paper Squ
3rd
Fractions, Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.D.8
, 3.NF.A.1
+8
Division: Booklet 2 Breaking Up Division Teacher Guide
Common Core asks you not to teach the standard procedure for division in third and fourth grades. Learn to use manipulatives to build models and use many methods to create solutions to long division problems.
This booklet begins with the basics of how the Distributive Property of Multiplication allows the division of larger numbers, e.g., 1457 ÷ 3 by breaking the numbers into smaller units in order to divide and uses an array model to visualize division problems.
The Answer Key is in Patterns
3rd - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.NBT.A.1
, 4.NBT.B.6
, 3.OA.A.4
+3
General Math - Booklet 3 - Place Value, Measurement, and Geometry Teacher Guide
Lessons for the teacher to use with the student booklet which is chock full of enrichment games, worksheets, and activities. Subjects covered include patterns; geometry; number lines; rounding off; greater than, less than, or equal to; using parentheses; and measurement: nonstandard and standard. There are many place value activities: place value in bases four, five and ten; one hundred and one thousand; and the popular place value trading game.
Also included are these games and activities,
3rd - 4th
Geometry, Measurement, Place Value
CCSS
3.MD.A.2
, 3.MD.C.5
, 3.MD.C.5a
+3
Multiplication: Booklet 4 - Working with Large Numbers and Decimals Student
This booklet: teaches the application of the Distributive Property to multi-digit multiplication problems, e.g., 34 x 56, factoring large numbers into factors of ten, and using factors to find answers to large number problems. It applies place value concepts and factoring concepts to multiplication with decimals.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how
4th - 5th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 5.OA.A.1
, 5.OA.A.2
+1
Fractions: Booklet 2 Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations Student
Developing Concepts and Beginning Operations
Prerequisite: Fractions: Booklet 1 or previous instruction in basic fractions.
This booklet works more deeply on the concept of a fraction and its relationship to the whole and that the definition of the whole can change. Procedures are developed for adding and subtracting like fractions and multiplication of a fraction by a whole number.
Answer Key is in the Fractions: Booklet 2 - Parent/Teacher Guide
Prism Fractions Paper Set - Circles (free pri
4th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
4.NF.A.1
, 4.NF.A.2
, 4.NF.B.3
+5
Multiplication: Booklet 2 - Beginning Long Multiplication - Student Workbook
Beginning Long Multiplication and Basics of Distribution
This booklet begins with the basics of how the Distributive Property of Multiplication allows the multiplication of longer numbers, e.g., 1457 x 3.
A constructivist approach in which students learn through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models.
The Parent/Teacher Guide has instructions on how to teach the lessons, sample dialogues, games, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook has worksheets and prac
4th
Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Math
CCSS
4.NBT.B.5
, 4.OA.A.2
, 4.OA.A.3
Fractions Booklet 1 - Basic Concepts - Student Workbook
Student Workbook has worksheets, games, and directions for student made booklets to learn with concrete models what a fraction is, how to read and write fraction notation. Lessons covered include numerators greater than one, whole numbers as fractions, recording fractions, pattern block games, changing wholes, and number lines. There is a Pre-Assessment and a Post-Assessment. The Answer Key is in the Parent/Teacher Guide.
Manipulatives used are pattern blocks, Prism Fractions Paper Circles (a
3rd
Fractions, Math
CCSS
3.MD.B.4
, 3.MD.D.8
, 3.NF.A.1
+8
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About the store
Experience
Suki Glenn taught University of California, Irvine Farm Elementary School teacher of K - 2 grades for seven years. Mentor and consultant for the Farm School for seven years. Home school tutor for many years. Two years teaching math and astronomy at Village Elementary School in Fallbrook, California.
Owner of Pattern Press which publishes elementary mathematics books.
Susan taught in Chicago public schools, alternative schools, and Teacher Curriculum Work Centers, Susan taught math to children in kindergarten to sixth grades at The Farm School for fourteen years.
Teaching style
Hands-on, multi-sensory approaches, inquiry, and constructivist style of teaching. A child’s innate love of learning is encouraged through hands-on exploration, discovery, inventions, and the creation of models. These books are about how to think mathematically using a variety of approaches which encourage creativity and discovery of the beauty of numbers. Lessons have students build models, look for patterns, play games, make generalizations, verify and prove answers, and record discoveries in ways that make sense to them at their own individual pace. These books are a collection of lessons that will help parents, teachers, and students become better mathematicians.
My own education history
Suki Lueck Glenn BA, MA, and elementary teaching credential, California State University, Fullerton
In the 1970’s she was part of the Teacher Corps program and continued her education by getting a masters and teaching credential in Library Science.
Susan D Carpenter Antioch College BS, University of Chicago, MST
Alysia Krafel BA Cal State Long Beach
Additional biographical information
One author, Alysia, co-founded Chrysalis Charter School in Redding, California and field tested these books for many years. She also home schooled her two daughters. Suki, Susan, and Alysia all taught at the UC Irvine Farm Elementary, a research and lab school, for many years. This math series is based on the innovative teaching philosophy learned at the Farm School.
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