CK-12 Foundation
Visual Patterns: Building the Queen's Tower
A resource fit for a queen. Scholars recognize and continue a pattern in towers people are building for a queen. They write and use an algebraic expression for the number of tiles in the towers.
Concord Consortium
The Bus Route
Patterns are extremely helpful when solving a puzzle. Young scholars attempt to find times a bus will pass each stop. They identify a pattern in the known stop times to identify the solutions.
CK-12 Foundation
Zero, Negative, and Fractional Exponents: Patterns with Powers
Build a foundational understanding of exponent patterns. Young scholars manipulate the bases of exponent expressions. They discover the meaning of negative exponents through their exploration.
Curated OER
Money Math
Is there a better, and more motivating, math manipulative than money? Kids love to use it, and it's a great teaching tool. Here, there are three good activities using coins. Learners create patterns, sort change, and have a...
101 Questions
Coins in a Circle
Round and round you'll go! Learners watch as different-sized circles fill with coins. They collect data and then make a prediction about the number of coins that will fit in a large circular rug.
Concord Consortium
Here Comes the Sun
Many phenomena in life are periodic in nature. A task-based lesson asks scholars to explore one of these phenomena. They collect data showing the sunrise time of a specific location over the period of a year. Using the data, they create...
CK-12 Foundation
Factor Polynomials Using Special Products: Difference of Two Squares
Factoring patterns are not magic! Show your classes how to model the difference of two squares' factors using an area model. Learners manipulate the width and length of two squares to represent the polynomial a^2-b^2. They use the model...
CK-12 Foundation
Distance Between Two Points: Taxicab Distance
Apply geometry to find the distance as the crow flies. An engaging lesson compares the distance a car must drive to the straight line distance between two locations. Scholars must manipulate a simulation, note the change in distances,...
CK-12 Foundation
Patterns and Expressions: Cookie Jars
It's okay to get caught with your hand in a virtual cookie jar. Pupils use an interactive to drag cookies from two cookie jars onto a plate. They investigate how an expression representing the number of remaining cookies changes as users...
Curated OER
Manipulatives Make Abstract Math Concepts Concrete
Using math lessons that include manipulatives can help cement learning.
Curated OER
Challenge: Zero Patterns
In this multiplication worksheet, students use mental math to solve 12 multiplication problems. Students find the product of 1 or 2 digit numbers multiplied by 2 or 3 digit numbers. Students use the multiplication pattern of counting...
Curated OER
Pattern Pete
Students identify patterns. In this pattern lesson plan students discuss what makes a pattern. They find a pattern hidden in the classroom.
Curated OER
Cursed Patterns
In this scary mathematics worksheet, young mathematicians identify which of the patterns on the sheet are cursed. They fix the number that does not follow the pattern rule in each set.
Curated OER
Complete the Patterns
In this pattern completion worksheet, students analyze groups of patterns and draw the final patterns. Students complete three sets of patterns.
Curated OER
Make Ten With Three Numbers
In this addition to 10 learning exercise, students will solve seven addition problems with three missing addends. The goal is to find at least seven ways to make ten with three addends and to look for a pattern.
Curated OER
Working With Pattern Blocks
Fourth graders use pattern blocks to complete patterns, puzzle, and area centers. In this pattern blocks lesson plan, 4th graders also demonstrate fractions and use the SMART Board with their pattern blocks.
Curated OER
Number Patterns and Sequences: Mental Tests
In this pattern and sequence worksheet, students continue sequences as fast as possible, given the next number in a sequence defined by a pattern, and answer multiple choice questions.
Curated OER
What's Missing? Partner Number Patterns
In this addition worksheet, learners look for missing numbers in addition patterns of 6, 7, and 10. Patterns are set up in addition problem form.
Curated OER
Probability and Patterns with Pascal
In this Pascal activity, students solve word problems dealing with probability and patterns based on Pascal's triangle theory. Students complete 10 problems total.
Curated OER
Number Pattern
In this number pattern activity, students connect the dots from one to twenty. In this drawing activity, students complete one picture.
Curated OER
Number Sequences
In these number sequence worksheets, learners study the sets of numbers and write down the next set of numbers for each sequence. Students complete 3 sets of numbers and 30 problems.
Curated OER
Number Pattern
In this number pattern recognition worksheet, students connect the dots to create a picture. In this drawing worksheet, students connect thirty-four dots.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Multiple Patterns
Students explore patterns that involve doubling numbers. In this multiple patterns lesson, students use objects to explore these patterns while recording them using a table. Students recognize even and odd number patterns while applying...
Curated OER
Quickies Final Hints And Answers
In this math worksheet, students examine the numbers while looking for the number patterns. They determine the values of the missing variables.