Math Tubs: Patterns

Sentence Strip Patterns
I Can Make a Pattern

Sentence Strip Patterns

Students create a pattern using a labeled (predetermined and preprogrammed by the teacher) sentence strip.  When finished forming the pattern, students use wipe off crayons to continue labeling the pattern.

Materials:

• Unifix Cubes, blocks, buttons, or other math manipulatives

• Wipe Off Crayons

• Tissues

• Sentence Strips Preprogrammed:  AB, AAB, ABB, ABC type patterns:

 

	AB	AABB	ABC
Bears
Pattern Blocks
Unifix Cubes

A SPECIAL "thank you" goes out to Laura B. for creating the UNIFIX (AB, AABB, ABC) and Pattern Block (AABB, ABC) pattern strips!!! 

I Can Make Patterns

Students use the manipulatives to create and then read various pre-taught patterns (AB, ABB, AAB, ABC, AABB, etc).

Materials:

• Math Manipulatives

• Pattern Recording Sheet

Literature Tie-Ins
Cover	Title	Author	Online Resources	Math Focus
	The Secret Birthday Message	Carle	1	Patterns
	Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt	Ernst	1	Patterns
1	Yes/No, Stop/Go	Gersting	1	Patterns
	The Log Cabin Quilt	Howard	11	Patterns
	The Quilt Story	Johnston, T	11	Patterns
	What’s Next, Nina?	Kassire	Math Matters	Patterns
	The M&Ms Brand Pattern Book	McGrath	1	Patterns
	Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom!	Murphy, S.	MathStart1	Patterns
	Rabbit’s Pajama Party	Murphy, S.	MathStart1	Patterns
	Pattern	Pluckrose	1	Patterns
	The Case of the Backyard Treasure	Rocklin	Hello Math Reader	Patterns
	Caps for Sale	Slobodkina	1	Patterns
	Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes	Swinburne	1	Patterns
	Eight Hands Around: A Patchwork Alphabet	Whitford	#1	Patterns [quilting patterns]
	A Pair of Socks	Murphy, S.	MathStart1       #1	Patterns
	More or Less a Mess	Keenan	Hello Math Reader	Patterns
	Patterns Everywhere	Dalton	Rookie Read-About Math	Patterns
	Twizzler's Shapes and Patterns	Pallotta	Hello Math Reader	Shapes, Tangrams
	Pattern Bugs	Harris	1	Patterns
	Pattern Fish	Harris	1	Patterns
	The Quilting Bee	Gibbons	1	Patterns
	Two Ways to Count to Ten	Dee	1	Patterns