Introduce Activity
● Complete a simple pattern together
● Introduce the definition of patterns simply as “When things repeat”
● Use an applicable example around the room (i.e. “Look at Joshua’s striped sweater! There’s a white stripe and then a blue stripe, and then a white stripe again! The stripe colors repeat!”)
Activity
1. Give each child their magnetic board with the pattern and give them the directions to complete their pattern as they did in the introductory activity.
2. Monitor each child and help as needed.
3. As students complete their pattern, ask them about the pattern (i.e. “What is your pattern? I see that it starts with an orange triangle, what comes next?”)
4. Repeat!
