Lesson Plan
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Pretty Patterns

For Teachers K
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.
Lesson Plan
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Learning about the World of Color, Object and Shape Patterns

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying and creating patterns by using unifix cubes.  In this visual design lesson, 1st graders investigate reoccurring patterns using colors and shapes and extend what is being made with their unifix...
Lesson Plan
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Shape Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Explore the world of shapes! After free tangram exploration and pair share time, learners describe various patterns and shapes in both the natural and designed world. They investigate the use of tangrams to create patterns and shapes.
Printables
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Math Manipulative and Math Teacher Tool Labels

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Bring some organization to your class's supply of math manipulatives with this collection of printable labels. From rulers and base-ten blocks, to stopwatches and fraction circles, labels are included for dozens of different objects,...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Pascal's Triangle: Pyramid Blocks

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Build a pyramid of sums. An interactive presents the first five rows of Pascal's Triangle as a pyramid. Pupils match missing entries in the pyramid and continue the pattern to determine entries of other rows. The learners use the entries...
Lesson Plan
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Patterns: A Stitch in Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students 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.
Lesson Plan
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Patterns with Decimals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are given a set of manipulatives to use to develop patterns. In groups, they follow the directions to determine which blocks go with which pattern and put them into the correct sequence. To end the lesson, they complete a...
Lesson Plan
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I Spy a Pattern-Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students copy, create, describe, and extend patterns with objects. They explore a variety of patterns through the use of manipulatives, sound, rhythms, songs and movement. Cooperative processes are used to encourage partner discussion.
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Patterns

For Teachers 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders explore number and geometric patterns and use the Sieve of Eratosthenes to find the prime numbers less than one hundred.  The six page worksheet contains eight multipart questions. ...
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Geometric & Arithmetic Patterns

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore sequences. They discuss the difference between an arithmetic sequence and a geometric pattern. Students participate in workstation activities where they determine arithmetic or geometric patterns and predict the...
Lesson Plan
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Geometry Patterns

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, using graphic and word processing software, create geometric patterns by performing elementary transformations.
Lesson Plan
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Quilts: Patterns of Our Past Leading Us Into Our Future

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils examine the history of quilt making. They explore the pattern, designs, and color schemes of the quilt. Students read stories about quilting. They create a story to further develop into a story quilt. Additional cross...
Lesson Plan
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Using Geometric Shapes To Make Patterns

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the use of shapes to create geometric patterns. they start with a simple example of dividing shapes in half to create two new ones. This can be extended to creating intricate patterns.
Lesson Plan
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Math Review for Grade 1 (1.1)

For Teachers 1st
In this math review for grade 1 (1.1)  worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in a standardized test format reviewing skills of addition, patterns, and number order.
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Quilting Geometry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Study geometry through the concept of quilt design. High schoolers examine the geometric shapes in various quilts and then create their own quilts using geometric shapes that fit together. In the end, they write a paragraph to...
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Number and Number Relations: Lesson 1

For Teachers 4th
In a detailed format, this plan walks learners through an introduction to place value. They explore place value words and concepts and recognize patterns in the number system. Students identify a number when given a number word. They use...
Lesson Plan
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Pattern Block Activities

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars practice various math skills by using manipulative activities. In this math manipulative instructional activity, students sort shapes, build hexagons, and build shapes using manipulatives. These activities would be great...
Lesson Plan
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Tiling Tessellations

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore tessellations. In this shapes and geometry lesson, students describe the attributes of many of the shapes displayed on an Elmo. Students create examples of tessellations using pattern blocks.
Lesson Plan
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Investigating Square and Triangle Numbers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders build increasingly larger squares and triangles using pattern blocks. They record the growth patterns on a chart and look for corresponding numerical patterns. Students describe the patterns they find and use them to...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Basic Visual Patterns: Train Cars

For Students K - 2nd
An interactive comprised of five questions challenges young scholars to complete a simple pattern. After examining a train with colored carts, learners arrange a green, blue, and yellow block into their corresponding space. Questions are...
Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Skeleton Tower

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Who doesn't like building blocks? In the task, pupils use a given diagram of a tower to determine the number of needed blocks. Using this information, pupils then develop a function rule relating the height of the tower to the number of...
Lesson Plan
Improving Measurement and Geometry in Elementary Schools

Rep Tiles

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
In addition to the catchy title, this lesson plan provides upper graders an opportunity to more closely scrutinize the attributes of plane figures. In particular, they focus on the similarity of different shapes. Both whole-class and...
Lesson Plan
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Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Create models to demonstrate multiplication and division of fractions. Using fraction tiles to model fractions, pupils explore fractions on a ruler and use pattern blocks to multiply and divide. They also create number lines with fractions.
Lesson Plan
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Polygon Division Models

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use polygons to explore division. They use pattern blocks to represent whole numbers and fractions. They discuss divisors, factors, dividend and products. In groups, students present models and solve problems. They justify their...

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