We used the Smart Board to start our patterning unit. After we practiced on the Smart Board, we created a pattern in pairs. Then we copied the patterns of other pairs using our own material.
For example, we might have used red and yellow multilinks to make a pattern of red, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow. Then we used our red and yellow multilinks to copy a pattern made of square and diamond pattern blocks. So square, square, diamond became red, red, yellow.
Patterns are all around us. You can extend this unit with your child by noticing the patterns around you. Here are some places to look: clothing, tiles, fences, some garden plantings, upholstery, the way leaves arrange themselves along stems or branches... See what else you can find together.
Later we will be looking at the patterns in our number system. If your child can read numbers, you might want to go on a number pattern hunt together.
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