Third graders review the commutative and associative property in mathematics. Using a worksheet, they work together to identify the patterns between the 32 triangles. To end the lesson, they create their own array and exchange it with...

Students participate in an activity to discover patterns. They make cutouts of bones and decorate them in patterns. They work together in pairs and removes the number of bones they roll on the die. They also practice writing their numbers.

Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.

Students survey patterns and relationships and then predict outcomes in real-world situations.

Sixth graders explore pattern recognition and sequencing. They create arithmetic and geometric sequences with colors, shapes, and numbers. Students write expressions of arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences to find the nth term.

Fifth graders recognize shape and number patterns. In groups, 5th graders use strategies to find patterns. They extend the patterns and give explanations as to how they found the pattern. Students use the computer and the hundreds...

Students discover patterns and sequences. They use a website to explore patterns and fractals. Students share their discovery of fractals and their patterns with the class. They develop a list of patterns used in everyday life.

Young scholars recognize shapes, designs and numbers that form patterns. Using their surroundings, they identify common patterns. They create their own patterns in various software programs and share them with the class.

Learners participate in a class discussion about how pentominoes figure into the plot of "Chasing Vermeer." They then solve pentominoe puzzles and play interactive games. Resource links are provided for the activities and puzzles.

Students participate in numerous activities and games. In pairs, they play card games to find relationships between a random set of playing cards. After writing samples of Dear Abby letters concerning math problems, students create a...

Students use pattern blocks to help them complete fraction problems. In this fraction lesson plan, students complete problems on worksheets provided.

Students explore growth patterns by using manipulatives such as pattern blocks, investigate growth pattern of pattern, record growth in T-chart, describe how pattern is growing, and predict number of blocks needed to extend pattern.

Students can practice counting by threes in this fun coloring activity. By coloring every third numbers, kids can not only reinforce their knowledge of counting by threes but can also practice their pattern-making. The worksheet then...

First graders discover that patterns exist in sounds, movement, and objects. In this patterns lesson plan, 1st graders select two items from a group  and produce an alternating pattern.

Students explore the concept of patterns. In this patterns instructional activity, students use applets to manipulate tessellations. Students predict the next number in a sequence by recognizing patterns.

Students identify, extend and create patterns using various types of manipulatives and then work a pattern game in the computer lab to reinforce what was learned.

First graders identify combinations and patterns in this lesson. They manipulate an alien picture with 10 arms - 5 red and 5 blue. They use an individual alien picture to identify as many combinations as possible. Students compare...

Students sort collection of objects by various characteristics, explore and create patterns using objects, and reproduce and extend patterns with objects.

In this patterns instructional activity, learners cut and past the ornament that complete a given pattern in each of 3 rows. Worksheet gives a reference web site for additional activities.

Students investigate the concept of number patterns. They practice recognizing various forms of them. Students solve different problems using multiples of different numbers. The multiples are then explained to be in a sequence.

What do yo-yos and pennies have to do with linear equations? Learn about writing and solving linear equations while considering the Yo-Yo Problem and Penny Pattern Exploration from the High School Math Project. Learners utilize algebra...

Fe, phi, fo, fum. This activity leads pairs to find the ratio of consecutive terms of the Fibonacci sequence. The pairs find that the Fibonacci sequence can be found in many places. A discussion with the class shows that the ratios...

Learners construct frieze patterns using translations and rotations. They will discuss how frieze patterns are similar to jigsaw puzzles and use Cabri Jr. to build a triangle frieze pattern using rotations, translations, and reflections.

High schoolers investigate perimeter patterns formed by a hexagon and a triangle. They will identify the dependent and independent variable and write a function for the relationship.