Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to recognize, describe, and continue repeating patterns.

Materials and Prep

• Paper
• Colorful markers or crayons
• No prior knowledge needed

Activities

• Create a pattern with shapes like circles, squares, and triangles. Ask the student to continue the pattern.

• Draw a pattern of colors like red, blue, red, blue. Have the student describe the pattern and continue it.

• Use household items like spoons, forks, spoons, forks to create a pattern. Let the student continue the pattern.

Talking Points

• What is a pattern?

  A pattern is when things repeat in a certain way, like a song that has the same words that come back again and again.

• Can you show me a pattern with your toys?

  Let's see if your toys can make a pattern with their colors or shapes.

• How can we continue this pattern?

  Let's think about what should come next in our pattern and keep it going.