Patterns and Community Building
Patterns and More Patterns We have begun our math unit sorting objects and making patterns. We are using toys and manipulative that we have in the classroom. The skills we have been practicing are: making a pattern, naming patterns and extending patterns. The students have strips of paper with the name of a pattern, their job is to replicate the pattern. After we practice several times, the children will create a pattern and write the name on a strip of paper. We willl be looking at different ways to use objects to make patterns such as by the colour of the object, the shape, the size and the direction which the object faces. Next week we will continue with patterns and play a game with pattern blocks and police cars. A child makes a pattern with a mistake in the pattern. A second child then drives the police car along the pattern until they find and correct the mistake. We will continue with pattern practice through next week and then begin working on number sense. Community Bu