Patterns, Patterns, Patterns

Kindergarten's second math unit is all about patterning. Patterning images, colors, shapes, sizes, directionally, in growth is all we do all day without even realizing it!

After many of these terms have been learned we can being to experiment with our knowlegde. Above Leo and his teammates work to make as many patterns are possible with only two colors.
AB, ABB, ABBB, ABBBBB, ABBA, ABBBA are soon discovered and pattern for patterning begins to take shape.
Jonas works on a growth pattern, adding one cube as the rule, soon kindergartners will be patterning with digits and numerical values without the help of their colored cubed friends!

Aidan is working on his boarder pattern, but he does not want us to see until he knows his "box car" will fit all the way around. The building blocks of a pattern are known as 'box cars' do to the fact that they must all be the same (Blueredyellow, blueredyellow) and you can't make a train without box cars!
Suresh shows the class how patterns are displayed in nature... and with that.... we are out of the classroom and ready to collect data!