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WeekOneStrategy PatternsCurric. level:3VocabMaterialsBookNotes/ Critques
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WALTWALT: continue a repeating patterngeometric
pattern
predict
repeating
rule
sequence
Number of the Week
TV
Whiteboard
Modelling Book
Counters
Images
NZCM 3A
p 175-178
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Worked with this group 18/7
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Session 1Patterns all around us:
Show the patterns on page 175 and have a discussion about the following
1. What patterns can you see in these photos?
2. Find some patterns at your school what makes these patterns?
Then have students create some patterns using counters to share with thier partner and have them guess the next part of the pattern swap over so they both get a chance to do this.
Three colour squares
Put nine counters into a 3 by 3 square to make a pattern (three differnt colours of counters)
eg - pink, blue, pink
blue, green, blue
pink blue pink
1. How might this pattern continue if you made a 4 by 4 square and then a 5 by 5 square, 6 by 6 square, 7 by 7 square......10 by 10 square?
2. Is there more than one way of continuing this pattern.
Repeating patterns
Draw:
star, triange, rectanlge, star, triange, rectangle, star, triangle
Questions:
1. What will the 24th shape be? the repeating pattern is star, triange, rectangle
Use a numberline to show how this can be worked out (refer to page 178)
2. What will the 34th shape be? the pattern repeats every 3 shapes
Use a numberline to show how this can be worked out (refer to page 178)
Discussion
How could you work out what shape the 20th shape in this repeating pattern would be (Refer to page 178)"
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Session 2Worksheets from NZCM 3A
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