LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

Algebra - The learner will recognize and represent patterns and simple mathematical relationships.

Objective 5.02

Write addition and subtraction number sentences to represent a problem; use symbols to represent unknown quantities.

Resources aligned to this objective

French Fries Up and Down
The students will get hands-on practice working with patterns and translating them to numerical sequences. This lesson reaches visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners all at the same time.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
By Annie Nesbitt.
Working with Patterns
Students use their knowledge of patterns to discover the remaining members of an established pattern as set forth in the Shodor activity called "Pattern Generator." Permission has been granted for the use of the Shodor materials as part of the workshop-"Interactivate Your Bored Math Students" by Shodor Education Foundation, Inc.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics)
By Bonnie Boaz.

Lesson plans on the web

Buttons! Buttons!
Students participate in activities in which they focus on connections between mathematics and children's literature. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Calculating Patterns
Students use an Internet-based calculator that is linked with an interactive “Hundred Chart” to create, extend, and record numerical patterns in different ways. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Calculating Patterns: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Lesson measures students' ability to create, extend, and interpret patterns in multiple ways. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Connecting Numbers and Patterns
Accommodates multiple learning styles by having students create patterns using different forms. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Eating Patterns
Students sort pictures of food and create patterns. They also analyze a partner's patterns and extend those patterns. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Food Pyramid Power: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Students display their knowledge of properties of objects for sorting and creating patterns. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics