Patterns

Mrs. Swinnerton's Kindergarten Class

The child identifies and creates patterns arising from daily experiences.

Sorts objects, using a single attribute

  • Identify why I have grouped children in a particular way (girls, boys/ brown hair, black hair, blond hair/ clothing colors)
  • Sort the snack by shape, texture, what it is, etc…
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    When developing sets of 10 on her necklace, Shania took the task further and sorted her groups by color.

    Tommy sorted his jellybeans by color.
  • Sorts manipulatives into the sorting tray, using color, size, identity etc…
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    Kellie used the sorting tray to sort her dinosaurs by color.
  • Sorts dinosaurs by plant eater or meat eater
  • Sorts dinosaurs by whether it walks on two legs or four legs
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    Recognizes and reproduces a pattern, using actions and manipulatives

  • Identify the pattern on the calendar- using manipulatives, create that pattern on the floor
  • Identify the pattern I have made in grouping children- Can they make that pattern as well?
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    Extends and creates a pattern, using actions and manipulatives

  • Select a group of approximately 6 students to line up at the door. Have them arrange themselves in a pattern. Send more children to join them and see if they can extend the pattern.
  • Using theme related manipulatives, practice making different patterns.
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    Darian is using rabbit erasers to create the patterns "pink blue pink blue pink blue", "blue green blue green blue green", and "blue pink green blue pink green".

    Vivia is using dinosaur erasers to create the patterns "Stegosaurus Apatosaurus Stegosaurus Apatosaurus" and "Triceratops T-Rex Triceratops T- Rex".

    Describes, orally, a pattern

  • Describe the pattern on the classroom calendar
  • Identify the pattern I am creating when I call children to a line-up (boy girl, boy girl/ red shirt blue shirt red shirt blue shirt.)
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