Learners, in groups, classify furniture, share their categories and rationales, then note how their different schemes vary, perfectly logical and useful, but completely arbitrary.

Students focus on converting the date to the day of the year to use to solve problems.

Students plot equations. In this graphing activity, groups of students play the "Green Globs" graphing game to practice previously learned graphing skills. However, the author does not include information about how to obtain the software...

Second graders use numerical data about Texas to write and solve real-life problems involving addition and subtraction (or multiplication and division). They work in pairs to choose three numerical facts about Texas to use to make up...

Entice your learners with this lesson on animal footprints. After reading the story Footprints in the Snow by Cynthia Benjamin, they use photos to identify animals and their footprints. Then they participate in an activity to classify...

Students conduct an experiment.  In this magnets lesson, students review what they know about magnetism, work in groups to determine the magnetism of various objects and discuss their results.

Students observe butterfly images and then draw and paint their own design. They use this activity to explain symmetry.

Students answer short answer questions, state their likes and dislikes, say what roles they have, and more about themselves. For this all about me lesson plan, students read books about how we are all different and the same.

Students look for patterns to determine how many valentines will be distributed in a class of 28 students. After trying the problem, they can look at several other methods that could be used and compare the answer they got. There is also...

Pat Tern has been buying items all around town using counterfeit money. Help Math Maven identify a pattern to catch her before she deposits fake money into the Cashflow Bank.

This lesson plan on early patterning is well written, well planned, and extensive. The math content is substantial for this age. There are lots of connections to other content areas. Materials needed are readily available or provided for...

"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students are asked to look for patterns in a set of three division equations involving a number with an increasing number of zeros on the...

CarolHurst.com provides a sample chapter from Picturing Math, which teaches geometric concepts using picture books and activities.

This interactive website offers young students an opportunity to discover the pattern and predict who will come next. Feedback and guidance are given for each response. It also offers three increasingly difficult levels that are available.

This site from The Math Forum is a great site if you are looking for activities to engage your students in learning about line symmetry. Peruse this collection of activities for one or two or four that would be right for your students....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use the strategies of making a table and looking for a pattern to solve problems.

"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...

At this one page site, you can work through step by step a sample problem that illustrates the problem-solving strategy for "identify a pattern." The answer is right there to help you check your thinking.

As excitement mounts ahead of the start of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, take a look back at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Games in Beijing. What shapes and patterns can you see? This activity is aimed at young...

Students will try to determine a pattern for expanding binomials by using the expand command. Students will then make a conjecture about the expansion of a more complex pair of binomials. Students will then use SMG to take a closer look...

On this one page website sharpen your logic and pattern recognition skills while working on this magic challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.

Improve logic and pattern creation skills performing this game. Includes solution.