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A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics

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In this lesson, the third of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students make patterns, read patterns, and find patterns in the environment. They also extend a given pattern, identify missing elements in a pattern, and record a pattern.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Mathematics (2004)

Grade 1

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
    • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies.
  • Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification and patterning.
    • Objective 5.01: Sort and classify objects by two attributes.
    • Objective 5.03: Create and extend patterns, identify the pattern unit, and translate into other forms.

Grade 2

  • Goal 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will understand and use data and simple probability concepts.
    • Objective 4.01: Collect, organize, describe and display data using Venn diagrams (three sets) and pictographs where symbols represent multiple units (2's, 5's, 10's).
  • 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 4: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will collect, organize and display data.
    • Objective 4.01: Collect and organize data as a group activity.
    • Objective 4.02: Display and describe data with concrete and pictorial graphs as a group activity.
  • Goal 5: Algebra - The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects.