Activities, NCTM standards, and background information explaining how patterning is achieved across grade levels are provided. This site takes the user to a variety of nifty sites that show patterns in everyday life. Here you will see photographs of plants, water, animals, and minerals that exhibit patterns. At this site you will find background information for the teacher about pattern-based curriculum. This site explains tessellations, giving examples and providing links to additional sites.
Young children can complete activities online to get practice with patterns.
This site offers activities for the younger child to practice work with patterns related to teeth and ants. This site offers standards, lessons, and links for the study of Pascal's triangle. Students study patterns in discovery lessons and them complete activities. Worksheets are provided along with explanations and extensions. Challenge activities, a glossary, an index, and an answer key are included.