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

Goal 5

Algebra - The learner will model simple patterns and sort objects.

Objective 5.01

Sort and classify objects by one attribute.

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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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Creating, describing, and analyzing patterns to recognize relationships and make predictions
This three-part example from Illuminations highlights different aspects of students' understanding and use of patterns as they analyze relationships and make predictions, as discussed in the Algebra Standard. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: 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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
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)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Amazing Attributes: Looking Back and Moving Forward
In this lesson, the last of a nine-part Illuminations unit titled “Amazing Attributes: Sorting and Organizing Objects,” teachers ensure that students have grasped the major concepts in this unit on sorting and organizing. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)
Provided by: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics