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Lesson Plan

Making Patterns

In this lesson plan, students will practice identifying, creating and describing their very own patterns using positional language! It can be used alone or as a support lesson for the It's Pattern Time lesson plan.
This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the It's Pattern Time lesson plan.
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This lesson can be used as a pre-lesson for the It's Pattern Time lesson plan.

Objectives

Academic
  • Students will be able to identify what a pattern is and predict what should come next in patterns.
Language
  • Students will be able to describe a pattern containing shapes using positional language.

Introduction

(2 minutes)
  • Gather students together and begin a simple movement pattern for them to follow (e.g., clap, stomp, clap, stomp, etc.).
  • Explain that you just made a movement pattern and that a pattern is something that repeats at least two times. Say, "Today you will be making patterns with shapes."