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Kindergarten math curriculum: Week 2 Pattern Activities – Day 1

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During the first week we looked at shapes. Now I'm going to really focus on patterns. This is how I introduced patterns.  As students came into class and gathered onto the rug in a circle, I asked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Patterns Tagged With: emw, evil math wizard, kindergarten, manipulatives, math, pattern, patterns

I love teaching patterns!

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I know what you are thinking, but don't panic. Recognizing, describing, and expanding patterns are crucial for developing math skills, so I always start the school with patterns (K-4). In the younger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math Fun, Math Thinking Tagged With: algebra, algebraic thinking, evil math wizard, functions, patterns

Place Value – What Comes Next?

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I spend almost four weeks on place value with my 2-3rd grade class. Having a deep understanding of place value is a crucial math foundation, so it's worth it to me to take this long. Every year, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math Fun, Math Thinking Tagged With: cube, manipulatives, models, patterns, place value, ten thousands

Let’s have a Pattern Party!

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Recognizing and understand patterns is an essential math skill. I love to start the school math year with a focus on patterns. One of my favorite activities is throwing a pattern party at the end of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math Fun Tagged With: evil math wizard, party, pattern, patterns

The importance of patterns! or it’s time for a Pattern Party!

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Common Core is here, politics aside, the foundations and guiding practices make sense to me, as a enthusiastic math teacher. The complete set of math practices is listed here. But the one I like to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Common Core Tagged With: common core, games, grade 2, grade 3, math, math centers, patterns

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