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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Rectangle Pattern Challenges

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Students use rectangles to explore patterns. Once they understand the concept, students can create their own patterns for others to explore.
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US Department of Education

Helping Your Child Learn Math: Math for the Fun of It

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This compilation of math activities engages parents and children in the use of math whenever they are at home. Packed with concise, high interest activities, related illustrations, detailed "parent pointers," and easy to following...
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PBS

Pbs: Toothpicks: Patterns in Geometric Shapes

For Students 3rd - 5th
How can you describe the pattern made by a growing triangular shape? This interactive exercise focuses on using what you know about pattern recognition and completing a table so you have data you can use to graph the coordinates on a...
Interactive
Math Playground

Math Playground: Pattern Blocks

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive tool using pattern blocks for students to explore.
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Math Aids

Math Aids: Patterns Worksheets

For Teachers K - 1st
Great resource for learning and practicing working with patterns. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
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Other

20/20 Technologies: The Fruit Game (Using Patterns)

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Fruit Game is an interesting interactive game that will capture the attention of students in the study of finding and using patterns. Much like a game of tic-tac-toe, a pattern to winning must be discovered and used. The site clearly...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Food Market: Number Patterns

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Join Tia at the food market. Can you help her buy some food for her birthday party?
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Group of Pyramids: Position and Patterns: Following Directions

For Students 1st - 3rd
Abubakar lives in Egypt near the pyramids. He needs your help to decide the position of objects. Can you help him?
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Rotational Symmetry

For Teachers K - 1st
This is a good site for elementary teachers to help educate students about symmetry by using pattern blocks. This link has multiple activities that the instructor could use including technological and standard activities.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Let Math Begin With Addition

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This introductory addition lesson, explores the relationship between adding and number patterns using a number pyramid designed by mathematician Carl Gauss. A short lesson with interesting facts and links to related games for practicing...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Counting by Tens

For Students K - 1st Standards
This lesson is about counting by tens from AAAmath.com. There are separate sections for learning, practice, playing a game, and exploring more about skip counting.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Games Frogs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Use this interactive game to improve your knowledge and understanding of patterns and algebra. Can you describe a rule to follow where you make the least moves? Just follow the instructions below it.
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PBS

Pbs: Code Breaking: Harley Gets a Hint

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this video, Harley moves in with Harry and makes Harry's life miserable. Harley spies on Harry writing in his diary. When Harley "borrows" the diary, he finds it is written in a code using numbers. Harley figures out a pattern with...
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Arizona State University

Arizona State University: Symmetrical Design

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here, at this site from the Arizona State University, is a simple lesson plan for math or art teachers in the primary grades. Students create their own symmetrical design based on Pennsylvania barn signs. Also has a link to a site with...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Missing Numbers to 50

For Teachers 1st Standards
SWBAT use patterns on a 50 chart to identify missing numbers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Analysis: Recursive Formulas

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson provides a review of a variety of sequence types including recursive, arithmetic, and geometric. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice,...
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Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Polyominoes Fun With Dominoes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For students who have ever played dominoes and Tetris, polyominoes will strike them as a great deal of fun. Teachers will see the educational benefits of working with similar and congruent shapes and rotating them in a plane. Exploration...
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Rice University

Rice University: The Hand Squeeze

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will enjoy this data collection and class analysis experiment involving the time it takes for a hand squeeze to travel around a circle of people. From organizing the activity to collecting the data to making a table and graphing...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Trimester Assessment Day

For Teachers 2nd
It is important to assess understandings of concepts that students have worked on before moving ahead with new concepts or higher level thinking.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Running a Function Machine

For Students 3rd - 8th
The connected machine is a single function that takes an input, runs it through the network inside and produces an output. You control a network of function machines along with the input and the operation performed by each machine to...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Thinking About Slope

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Explore the concept of slope. Ask yourself why the slope between pairs of points would change or why it would stay the same.

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