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Mathematics · Pre-K

Build and Extend Patterns

Patterns grow up: apple, apple, banana; sun, moon, star; cat, dog, dog. Children find the part that repeats in longer patterns, extend them by several pieces, and rebuild the same pattern with new pictures and body positions, spotting and fixing mistakes along the way.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 minutes
  • Pattern check: 5 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, type a number and arrange tiles
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What learners will discover

  • Find the part that repeats (the core) in AAB, ABB and ABC patterns and say how many pictures it has.
  • Extend AAB, ABB and ABC patterns by several pieces.
  • Make the same pattern with different things, and find a row that breaks the pattern.

Lessons

  1. Find the part that repeats 5 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  2. Keep it going 5 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  3. Same pattern, new things 5 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Pattern check 5 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Number-Line HopHelp the frog hop to the right number — from counting to negative fractions.
  • Paint by AnswersSolve each space, dip your brush and watch a picture come to life.
  • Shape PicnicSet up Olly's picnic by putting every shape on its matching outline.

More pre-K math

Guide for grown-ups