Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Why Do Banks Pay YOU to Provide Their Services?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How does a bank make money? That is the question at the based of a activity that explores the methods banks use to calculate interest. Groups compare the linear simple interest pattern with the exponential compound interest pattern. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Patterns

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders state the rule and next shape or number in the patterns. In this patterns lesson plan, 3rd graders recognize different patterns and continue them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Searching For A Pattern

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate the concept of number patterns. They practice recognizing various forms of them. Students solve different problems using multiples of different numbers. The multiples are then explained to be in a sequence.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mix Patterns Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this number recognition worksheet, students recognize patterns in numbers. Students are given four or five numbers for each of the twenty problems and are to determine the next number by figuring out the pattern.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Out of Line

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore basic connections between graphs, tables, and symbolic representations for lines, parabolas, inverse models, and exponential models. One of the primary goals of this lesson is to help students begin to recognize patterns...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How using number patterns help us add or subtract

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a number line to understand multiples.  In this number line lesson, 2nd graders use a floor size number line and calculate problems with multiples. Students complete a worksheet with multiples.
PPT
Curated OER

Exploring Patterns in Linked Division Calculations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Kids can work through this series of linked division problems to determine patterns and practice calculator use. They start by making calculations as a class, then work on a given set of division and multiplication problems intended to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Painted Plant Prints

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify local trees and plants by their leaf shapes and structures, foliage patterns, and colors. They recognize different leaf vien structures, and make labeled prints to show each of them. Students study their leaves and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Strange Elevators: Creating and Extending Patterns

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders solve problems by recognizing patterns, creating patterns and extending them. They compare and contrast patterns.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Identifying Multiples

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Administer an activity that fosters a child's understanding of multiples. Young mathematicians are guided to complete three tasks on a multiplication chart. Once they color the boxes with multiples of two, three, and four, learners...
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Adding and Subtracting Ten

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Developing fluency with basic addition and subtraction is fundamental to the success of all young mathematicians. This four-day lesson series begins with learners using ten-frames and hundreds charts to recognize patterns when adding and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Repeat It challenge

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing pattern worksheet, students observe sets of patterns, identify the patterns that repeat, and choose the picture that most likely comes next. Students solve five problems.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

U Boat Hunt

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners recognize patterns and sequences in numbers. In this geometry lesson, students create rules to define the sequences and patterns they obsere. They translate coded messages as they dicuss navigational terms.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Attributes and Patterns with Buttons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students work with attribute buttons in order to sort, create, and analyze patterns. Students practice identifying patterns and verbalizing the sorting rules and patterns they used. Sample assessments and rubric are provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra: Sorting, Representing, and Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort objects and create patterns. In this sorting and graphing lesson, students work at centers to find a way to sort a group of objects, then make a graphical representation of the number of each item. Finally, students create...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Number Pattern Challenge

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this number patterns worksheet, students practice recognizing patterns. Students determine the number pattern and complete the pattern by inserting the last two numbers. There are ten problems in all, and an answer sheet is included.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Isolines on a Weather Map

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders recognize isolines on a weather map and draw isolines based on temperature data on a weather map. They draw isotherms on a weather map to identify temperature patterns.
Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 1: Sequences

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Sequences are all about recognizing patterns. A module of 11 lessons builds pupils' understanding of sequences through pattern analysis. The practice connects the analysis to linear and exponential equations. This is the first module in...
Assessment
Concord Consortium

Betweenness III

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Don't let a little challenge get between your pupils and their learning! Scholars compare two absolute value functions to recognize patterns and use them to build their own functions with outputs that are between the given. They then...
Worksheet
Central Bucks School District

Making Generalizations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Being able to recognize patterns, craft generalizations, and draw conclusions based on information in a text passage are essential critical thinking skills. Encourage learners to hone these skills with a instructional activity that asks...
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Curated OER

Symmetry in Relief

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore radial symmetry.  In this 3 dimensional art and geometry instructional activity, students identify examples of radial symmetry in everyday objects. Students create an imprint using radial symmetry on clay tiles.
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Curated OER

Array Bingo

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize patterns in arrays and repeat these patterns back to the teacher. They determine and tell the teacher the total number of squares in the array based on the pattern they recognize.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Representing and Extending Patterns

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore repeating and growing patterns. In this patterns instructional activity, students describe patterns, explore changing patterns and match patterns. Students participate in online activities and read books that show...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Pascal's Triangle and Other Recursive Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore patterns in everyday life and in the mathematic world. They create various concrete examples of patterns and verbally describe these patterns to a fellow student.