Making Patterns

pattern blocks

stringing a pattern

counting jar

pattern block patterns

many patterns in one!

patterns up and down and all around

beginning patterns...look at the bottom of the square:o)

a productive pattern maker

complicated pattern constructions

take a picture of this one!

a stacking pattern

creative patterns

we practiced making patterns and recording our patterns this week. The making of the patterns with different materials is relatively straightforward, but the children are finding that the replication of the pattern to paper is a bit of a challenge. We are very excited about having a "pattern museum" at a later date to show our pattern work.

Until Next Time,
Michele

Observing Patterns

heading outside to sketch patterns, lines, and observations....

look at those lines!

settling in to sketch

gathering to share our sketches and observations

what's missing?

sorting

what's missing II?

 

 The K mathematicians have begun a new unit of observations and pattern making. We have to look closely to see patterns sometimes, and to replicate them takes an even closer look! We took advantage of the beautiful weather this week to head out doors to the trails and find lines, patterns, and shapes in the great outdoors. 

 

 

comparing lengths

More About Numbers!

 The Napping House by Audrey and Don Wood is a wonderful book for kindergarten math. Not only does it follow a progression and a pattern as the pages follow each other, but there are a lot of things to be counted! The children made a wonderful poster to illustrate everyone who was napping, and we counted up how many eyes, people, legs, pets, ears, arms, tails, noses, mouths, and creatures altogether. This gives the children a chance to count by 2's (ears) as well as to check their work with others, and to learn whether or not fleas have ears (they don't).

organization and number sense

practice writing

organizing the cards to make sure that they are all there

the progression of numbers

the beginning of measuring...longer or shorter?

inventory bags...show what is inside, and how many!

Our workshop work reflected more practice with taking inventories independently as well as a beginning measuring activity, comparing the length of one object (a tower of cubes) to determine what was longer and what was shorter. We also organized a deck of number cards 0-10 as the cards were handed to the children willy nilly.

Until Next Time,
Michele