Our Pattern Pictures

Our current grade 1 math learning is focused on patterns.  The patterning goals for grade 1 students are:

• describe a pattern
• extend a pattern that is already started
• create a pattern
• translate a pattern (ie: green, yellow, green, yellow, green, yellow could be translated to ABABAB)

An important part of learning in our classroom is connecting with others.  Over the course of our school year, our class will connect with other classrooms, experts, authors and others that can help us learn.  This week, we connected with a partner classroom, the Oak Lake Community School Kindergarten class, via video call.  The grade 1s were able to explain what they know about patterns and they helped teach the Kindergartens about patterns.  I was pleased to hear my grade 1s explaining that "patterns repeat over and over" and the grade ones capably started patterns for the Kindergartens to extend.  Our challenge after the call was to go on a "pattern hunt" to find and photograph patterns.  Below is the Sway presentation we created with the photographs from both classes.  We also included photos from our earlier work in creating patterns.  Students were excited to share this presentation with their families during the school open house!

Time for Patterns

Mrs. Obach's smart Grade 1 learned about patterns in math.  We can make patterns, translate patterns and find patterns. We can teach you about patterns in this video.  Our class can take pictures of patterns.  This is our first time making a video to show what we learned and this is also our first class blog post!  We hope you like our video!

Pattern Hunt Home Activity

We've been learning all about patterns in grade 1.  We're really good at recognizing patterns, extending patterns and translating patterns.  Our job with our families is to find patterns in our homes, yards and neighborhoods.  Feel free to join our pattern activity and share photos on your blog or on Twitter so we can see them!  Send your Tweets @mrsobachsclass or post a link in our comments.  Here are some we've found so far:

Addison's popcorn bowl

Camryn's pumpkins

 Charlie's toys

 Haily's toys

 

 Jaxen's vase

 Kayleigh's bins

Madison - the roof of the drug store

 Martin's glasses

 

Peyton's bales

 Landon's trampoline

Wyat's hydro poles

Connor's blanket