Mathematics — Kindergarten

Gingerbread Man Fun

This lesson will allow students to demonstrate sense of beginning, middle, and end of a story. They will also use various objects to create patterns comparing these objects using appropriate vocabulary (small, medium, large).

Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts)

By Rebecca Jones.

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What's next?

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,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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What comes nex_?: A lesson in patterns and sorting

In this lesson, students participate in activities that deal with patterns and the importance of exploring data from multiple viewpoints. The teacher guides students through an activity at the beginning of the lesson in order to challenge them to think... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Teaching shapes using read-alouds, visualization, and sketch to stretch

This ReadWriteThink lesson encourages strategic reading and real-world math connections using a variety of techniques. Students explore shape and pattern through an adapted sketch to stretch strategy and read-alouds of winter-themed books. In the final... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Mathematics)

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Sorting time

In this lesson, the second of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students sort objects and symbols and make patterns with sorted objects. They make Venn diagrams and use their sortings to make linear patterns. They... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Sing and show patterns

This lesson, the sixth of an eight-part Illuminations unit titled “Calculating Patterns,” accommodates multiple learning styles by engaging students in creating patterns with movement and translating the patterns into other forms. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Repeating and growing patterns

In this lesson, the fourth of a four-part Illuminations unit titled “Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns,” students create and explore more complex patterns such as “growing patterns,” which have related but different relationships... (Learn more)

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Powerful patterns: Looking back and moving forward

This lesson is one of a 9-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns.” In this lesson students are provided with buttons or pasta and are asked to make a pattern that is then described to the class. Students then complete a table... (Learn more)

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Playing with patterns

In this lesson, the fourth of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students use objects and symbols to make repeating linear patterns. They also extend patterns and translate patterns from one modality (auditory, visual,... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Multiple patterns

In this lesson, the sixth of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students explore patterns that involve doubling. They use objects and numbers in their exploration and record them using a table. (Learn more)

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More patterns

In this lesson, the fifth of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students extend their knowledge of linear patterns by making patterns on a grid using shapes and other symbols. An art activity is suggested as an extension. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics and Music Education)

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A matter of pattern

In this Science NetLinks lesson, students will concretely experiment with patterns by creating and predicting patterns formed when making paper snowflakes. Students will construct understanding that patterns may be predicted based on observation. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Many ways to create patterns

This lesson, the fourth of an eight-part Illuminations unit titled “Calculating Patterns,” accommodates multiple learning styles as students create patterns using different forms. For example, students use body movement or kinesthetic experiences... (Learn more)

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Making patterns: Two-square repeating patterns

In this lesson, the first of a four-part Illuminations unit titled “Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns,” students create and analyze repeating patterns using pattern units of three, four, and five squares. They predict how patterns... (Learn more)

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Making patterns: Multiple-square repeating patterns

In this lesson, the second of a four-part Illuminations unit titled “Creating, Describing, and Analyzing Patterns,” students create and analyze repeating patterns using pattern units of three, four, and five squares. They predict how patterns... (Learn more)

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Making a record of pattern cores

This lesson, the third of an eight-part Illuminations unit titled “Calculating Patterns,” focuses on elements that constitute a pattern core or unit. Identifying the core element or unit that is repeated is a necessary early concept that students... (Learn more)

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Learning about number relationships and properties of numbers using calculators and hundred boards

Building on students' intuitive understandings of patterns and number relationships, teachers can further the development of number concepts and logical reasoning as described in the Number and Operations and Reasoning and Proof Standards. In this two-part... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Mathematics)

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Growing patterns

In this lesson, the eighth of a nine-part unit from Illuminations titled “Powerful Patterns,” students explore growing patterns. They analyze, describe, and justify their rules for naming patterns. Since students are likely to see growing patterns differently,... (Learn more)

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Exploring other number patterns

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. (Learn more)

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Eating patterns

In this lesson, the second of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Food Pyramid Power,” 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 Healthful Living and Mathematics)

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