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The document describes a lesson on patterns for preschool students ages 4-5. The lesson aimed to have students identify, create, and extend simple two-color patterns using play dough and chopsticks. However, only three of the original five students remained focused during the lesson, as two left to play with other toys. The students also played with the materials instead of creating patterns as instructed. Going forward, the teacher plans to use more engaging materials than play dough to teach patterns.

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Ece 151 Mathexp 1 PDF

The document describes a lesson on patterns for preschool students ages 4-5. The lesson aimed to have students identify, create, and extend simple two-color patterns using play dough and chopsticks. However, only three of the original five students remained focused during the lesson, as two left to play with other toys. The students also played with the materials instead of creating patterns as instructed. Going forward, the teacher plans to use more engaging materials than play dough to teach patterns.

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Math Skill: recognizing patterns

Age: 4 - 5

Number of students: 5

Content Standards: 2.PK.2 Recognize and replicate simple patterns (eg., ABAB)

Objectives: After this activity, the child should be able to

1. Identify patterns

2. Create patterns

3. Make more complex patterns

Materials: different colors play dough

chopsticks

Activity: Look at all the students and what they are wearing. Check to see if someone is

wearing a pattern and ask, “What do you notice about __ (name of student) shirt?” Tell the stu-

dents what a pattern is — when two or more different things are being repeated.

Bring out the play dough and chopsticks. Hand students a chunk of two different

colored play dough, and ask them to roll them into small little balls. After the students are done

rolling some balls, show them how to make a simple two-color ball pattern and then proceed to

ask them to create their own simple two color pattern. Once the students have the time to make

their own two-color pattern, ask the students to give their pattern one more look to see if they

made any mistakes and to fix it if they do happen to have made any mistakes. After fixing any

mistakes they might have, ask the students how they felt about making two-colored patterns.

After the students have finished making their two-colored pattern, talk about going to the

next step and make the two-colored pattern be a three-colored pattern or more.
What Happened: In the beginning of my activity, I started with five students and ended with

three. The activity barely even started: at first, I talked about a student’s shirt. He was wearing a

striped T-shirt and asked the students what they notice about the shirt. They said that there were

lines in his shirt and that it was colorful. Once they said they noticed that the shirt was indeed

colorful, I talked about patterns. At this part of the activity, two children left and decided to play

with something else. I panicked and quickly wrapped up my explanation of what a pattern is and

proceeded to hand each student play doughs to roll into balls. Unfortunately, the students were

not paying enough attention to me or the other teacher and proceeded to play with the play

dough.

What next: Find better materials to teach patterns with. Play dough is a great idea to use to

learn for children but not all the time. Next time I try teaching patterns to my students, it would

not be play dough.

Source: No Time for Flash Cards

https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2013/09/playdough-kabobs-preschool-math.html
MESSAGE IN
A BACKPACK
Patterns

What is a pattern? Patterns are arrangements of things that


are being repeated

Why is it important? Learning patterns can help children un-


derstand what comes next, make predictions, and use reason-
ing skills.

How can parents help? Creating and looking for


patterns around the house can be really fun
and easy!

Legos! Putting lego blocks together with your


child and creating patterns

Make eating fun! During


snack time, instead of just putting
fruits in a bowl, try to make a pattern
by putting them in a skewer

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