PBS
Pbs: Valentine Cards: Exploring Relationships Between Variables
Determine how many valentines will be exchanged depending on the number of students in each class. This interactive exercise focuses on examining data to find a pattern and extending the pattern until a rule can be realized, taking math...
California State University
Uc, Chico: Vegetable Print Patterns (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that describes how a classic method of printmaking can be used to teach primary-school children about pattern, color, and the work of Henri Matisse.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Red Escolar: Serpientes De Numeros
In Spanish. Find the hidden sequence of numbers and color by following the given clues.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Red Escolar: Problemas De Holmes 2002
In Spanish. Practice your mental math skills with this site. You will find different activities for every month of the year. Different levels of difficulty and suggested time limit for each activity are also provided.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Navajo Burntwater Designs
Simple lesson designed to help students learn the geometric concepts of translation, reflection, and symmetry by creating Navajo weaving patterns. Includes templates and instructions and is available in English and Spanish....
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Tops
In this lesson make a spinning top to explore the concepts of shape, color, spinning, and optical illusions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Performance by Music of the Spheres
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Music of the Spheres plays a song using the correct beats and patterns, which helps to restore balance and harmony at Mount Olympus.
PBS
Pbs Mathline Lesson: Geometry, It's a Perfect Fit [Pdf]
This two-part geometry lesson plan has students identify, describe, and classify two-dimensional shapes. Students engage in hands-on activities including identifying shapes in the classroom, creating patterns with shapes, identifying...
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Roll a Rule #1 [Pdf]
An activity for students to work with even and odd numbers and then find a pattern.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Brincos Y Numeros
In Spanish. Find patterns with numbers less than 50. Also there is an activity to introduce the concept of multiplication.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Problemas De Holmes 2006
In Spanish. Practice your mental math skills with this site. You will find different activities for every month of the year. Different levels of difficulty and suggested time limit for each activity are also provided.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Los Rompecabezas De Rosita
In Spanish. Build different things with different shapes, recognize patterns with shapes, and find the errors in Rosita's story.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Problemas De Holmes 2003
In Spanish. Practice your mental math skills with this site. You will find different activities for every month of the year. Different levels of difficulty and suggested time limit for each activity are also provided.
Instituto Latinoamericano de la Comunicacion Educativa
Red Escolar: Problemas De Holmes 2004
In Spanish. Practice your mental math skills with this site. You will find different activities for every month of the year. Different levels of difficulty and suggested time limit for each activity are also provided.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Verbal Rules #6
This lesson will demonstrate how to write out verbal rules to reflect a known pattern or sequence.
Other
Bright Ideas for Learing: Abacus Waffles
Create edible patterns and countable designs using waffles and berries. Fun idea for young learners.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sequences
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this Flipchart, students use the visual and interactive tools in Activstudio to recognize, extend, or create a pattern or sequence between sets of numbers and/or linear patterns.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Coin Puzzles
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a fun warm-up game asking students to arrange coins into different shapes. Teachers are encouraged to use pennies and have students perform at their desks.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Digital Manipulatives Pattern Blocks
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this flipchart in conjunction with lessons using pattern blocks in the elementary classroom. Add the images to your shortcut bar to have them readily available for lessons.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dress Teddies
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart asks students to identify missing colors based on what they see in the flipchart. Activotes are used.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Halloween Poetry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has Halloween Poetry examples and practice using various formats, patterns, parts of speech - nouns, adjectives, verbs & prepositions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Have You Seen Any Patterns Lately
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to patterns. It includes simple patterns made with sticks, shapes, and colors. There are pages set up with patterns started and pages where students can create their...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: 1 Step 2 Step, Fibonacci
See if you can find the patterns on the staircase. Mr. Fibonacci would be so proud to know you found the solution. You can check your solution right at this nifty one-page website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Mathemagician's Seven Spells
See if you can find the pattern in the sequence of numbers that will break the Mathemagician's spell. The solution is available at this one page website. After you find your solution you can check it.