March 4, 2013
A child attempts to duplicate a pattern using colored blocks.
A child makes patterns using keys.
A child computes how many are missing from a larger group.
All kinds of confusion can result when children are asked to rattle off the numbers from 1 to 10 or 20 or higher without actually counting something. In our learning labs and activities we are…
Teachers encourage children to describe the pattern in a favorite story book.
A student stacks cups to organize them by size.
A child composes a 6-pointed star shape using pattern blocks in multiple ways.
A child attempts to find what comes next in a pattern.
Heather Duncan did a particularly striking job of explaining how she and her kindergartners at South Shore Elementary have made collecting data from surveys and discussing them a regular part of their classroom life.
A student takes a look at a pattern of blocks of increasing quantity.