Exploring other number patterns
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L143
A lesson plan for grades K–2 Mathematics
In this lesson, the seventh of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students make and extend patterns with numbers in a variety of mathematical contexts. They also explore functions at an intuitive level.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Mathematics (2004)
Grade 1
- Goal 1: Number and Operations - The learner will read, write, and model whole numbers through 99 and compute with whole numbers.
- Objective 1.02: Use groupings of 2's, 5's, and 10's with models and pictures to count collections of objects.
- 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.
