Different representations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L156
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics
In this lesson, the third of a four-part Illuminations unit titled “Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns,” students create patterns using connecting cubes and describe various patterns they find in different sequences of cubes. Students explore and describe connecting patterns and then extend their patterns using a sequence of sounds and shapes. Students investigate various ways to interpret the same sequence of cubes by exploring ways to describe patterns translating from one representation to another.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification and patterning.
- Objective 5.03: Create and extend patterns, identify the pattern unit, and translate into other forms.
Grade 2
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will recognize and represent patterns and simple mathematical relationships.
- Objective 5.01: Identify, describe, translate, and extend repeating and growing patterns.
Kindergarten
- Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects.
- Objective 5.02: Create and extend patterns with actions, words, and objects.
