Timely ideas and information, with daily updates. Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Designed for instructors of grades K to 6, this booklet is a compilation of lessons and activities that allow students to consider patterns that involve objects, number relationships, and geometric designs.
Activities allow students to recognize, extend, create, and analyze patterns.
Each chapter contains pattern activities appropriate to one grade level. Activities can be extended and adapted to the needs of students. The underlying themes of problem solving, reasoning, communication, and connections are woven throughout the materials, as is the view of assessment as a means of guiding instruction. Activities have been field tested by teachers to ensure that they reflect the realities of today's classrooms. Margin notes give additional information on the activities and on such topics as student self confidence, evaluation, and grouping.