Working With Patterns

We talked about how patterns are things that repeat.  We assigned letters of the alphabet to the colors, and a red, blue, red, blue pattern became an ABAB pattern.  The children made patterns with their bodies too.  Clap, Clap, Shoulders, Shoulders, Thighs, Thighs became an AABBCC pattern.  Then we practiced making patterns with unifix cubes.  There was great excitement in the classroom as we discovered, explored, and celebrated the myriad of possibilities!