https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7 Available for use en-us 2020-10-09 01:43:57 UTC 2026-03-07 21:13:29 UTC hello@padlet.com ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815862299 The purpose of this activity is to engage students in identifying the similarities and differences of solid objects and using these attributes to produce a repeating pattern. ]]> 2020-10-09 02:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815862299 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815868759 NA1-6: Create and continue sequential patterns.
AO Elaboration]]> 2020-10-09 02:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815868759 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815876569 I can arrange objects in a repeating pattern.
I can describe my pattern and say what would come next if I had more counters.]]> 2020-10-09 02:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815876569 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815884072 Arrange these counters in a repeating pattern.
Describe your pattern and say what would come next if you had more counters.]]> 2020-10-09 02:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815884072 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815891785 Tap into prior knowledge by reading a picture book which features a visual pattern  E.g. The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood. Use the book to introduce math concepts as the characters pile onto the bed. Ask students to share their connections and initiate conversations about patterns during the reading. Familiarise the students with the vocabulary that will help them to fulfil the hands-on activity, adding words/symbols/pictures to the whiteboard or word wall. Ask students to predict what will come next throughout the story and keep a visual record of the pattern on the board. ]]> 2020-10-09 03:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815891785 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815911415 Gather a selection of coloured objects and model different patterns in front of the class or a small group. Generate a discussion about the different patterns. Is this a pattern? Why/Why not? Which shape should I add next to continue the pattern? How would I repeat this pattern? 
Ask students to copy my pattern in pairs and show what comes next using their own manipulatives. Can you create your own pattern using "x" number of objects? Can you explain your pattern to someone? ]]> 2020-10-09 03:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815911415 ceinwenrainey https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815924463 Example 1 enables students to gather and share useful vocabulary in an interactive shared reading session with plenty of visual cues from the book and also from the teacher drawing pictures on the board. Making predictions, personal connections, discussing repeating patterns and discussions with math vocabulary lends itself well to the follow-up of students making their own patterns. Specifically it would benefit the children who enjoy learning through stories and it makes the abstract math concepts more concrete for all.

Example 2 gives students the opportunity to see the teacher modelling examples and solving problems, making the thinking explicit. It gives the more confident students a chance to participate and share their knowledge.  Then by working in pairs, the less confident children are given a chance to practice pattern making and discuss their patterns using mathematical vocabulary before attempting the task independently. It may be beneficial for EAL students as it is hands-on and visual. ]]> 2020-10-09 03:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ceinwenrainey/it8xnmcwixo4xgc7/wish/815924463