In Math, we are learning
about patterns. Here are things you can do at home to help.
Listening for Patterns
• Clap your hands and stomp one foot in a
sequence (such as clap, clap, stomp;
clap, clap, stomp; clap, clap, stomp). Have your child repeat the same
sequence. Then together create
variations of the pattern. • Have fun
teaching your child simple dances that include a sequence of steps and movements.
Patterns at Home or in
the Neighbourhood
• Your child will find patterns in clothing, in
wallpaper, in tiles, on toys and among trees and flowers. Encourage your child
to describe the patterns found. Have your child try to identify the features of
the pattern that repeat. • With your
child, try searching for images on the Internet by using such keywords as
“patterns around us.”
Charts, tables and
graphs are some ways to highlight patterns.
• Lay a row of nine spoons so that each handle
points up or down in a pattern with a core of up, up, down (up, up, down; up,
up, down; up, up, down). Ask your child
to extend the pattern.
• Make this task more challenging and ask your
child to describe and say the patterns
aloud:
• Make the pattern core longer – for example,
up, up, down, up; up, up, down, up; up,
up, down, up.
•
Change one of the elements in the pattern core – for example, up, up,
down, sideways; up, up, down, sideways; up, up, down, sideways.
• Explore growing patterns with your child by
using toothpicks or straws. Ask your
child to keep the pattern growing. What
comes next?
Source: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/parentGuideNum.html
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