Introduction
Introduction
Students and family members,
Today you will be working together to discover and explore some of your favorite patterns. Patterns are all around us, we just have to find them! Patterns are repeated cycles or similar relationships. The concept that children should grasp in Kindergarten is that objects have "similarities". We will soon explore some NEW patterns, and work together to create basic patterns using everyday things.
Task
Task
We will be exploring several patterns. We will be observing and forming patterns.
These simple patterns will help your student be more aware of patterns and give more opportunities to create and extend patterns in daily life.
Process
Process
Step 1. To introduce this task, follow the link below and watch the attached video with your student. This video includes a fun song that your child can sing along with about patterns.
Step 2. Please be sure to write down what your student guesses what's next that they see/hear in the video on a sheet of paper.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9b7BTOIOU
Step 3. Now that you have practiced a few patterns from the video, discuss over the pattern that you found within the video with your student.
Step 4. Work with your student to create a few simple patterns that include shapes. Please write them on a sheet of paper and write their responses.
You can use this for ideas:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHzjLsTadVk
Try your best to create at least three new shape patterns.
Step 5. Now that we have practiced some shape patterns, we will be looking over some new patterns like colors!
Please go to the link below and look over some more patterns.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UuAYp6O8GwU
Step 6. Have your student come up with their own pattern (at least three to five) on a piece of paper.
Please send your students' responses to my email @ reshmiek@gmail.com.
Evaluation
Evaluation
This WebQuest will be evaluated based on the completion of the task.
Each task will be worth 5 points.
Again, please send your students' responses to my email @ reshmiek@gmail.com.
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Not Completed |
Completed |
Score |
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| Patterns from Sesame Street video are listed | |||
| 3 new pattern responses are written |
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| 3-5 new patterns are created | |||
Conclusion
Conclusion
Thank you for participating in the exploration of patterns today! I hope that this lesson has expanded your students knowledge of patterns. These patterns will be expanded upon in their future education and are an integral part to Mathematics.