Lesson

Title/Focus

Patterns

Date

November 28th, 2014

Subject/Grade
Level

Maths/Grade 3 and 4

Time
Duration

44 minutes

Unit

Patterns

Teacher

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Use patterns to describe the world and to solve problems

Identify and describe patterns found in tables and charts

Demonstrate an understanding of repeating patterns (two or three elements) by:
identifying, reproducing, extending, creating, patterns using manipulatives, sounds
and actions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Identify patterns
2. Describe patterns
3. Create patterns

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:

Products/Performances:

Do students look lost or confused while reading the story? Do students look confused
while making their pattern tuques?
Are students able to identify patterns?
Are students able to describe patterns?
Are students able to create their own patterns?
Products: pattern toque

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Mathematics program of study website:
http://education.alberta.ca/media/8775377/k_to_9_math_pos.
pdf

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

1 copy of Patterns In Peru: An Adventure In
Patterning by Cindy Neuschwander
28 tuque handouts

PROCEDURE
Attention Grabber
Assessment of Prior
Knowledge
Expectations for Learning
and Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body
Learning Activity #1

Assessments/ Differentiation:

Introduction
We will be reading a book today that was recommended to me by Miss
Gough cross the hall
Who can remind me what a pattern is? Can anyone give me an example?
Students are expected to listen to the story; students are expected to try
and answer questions they are asked; students are expected to start their
tuques and start drawing patterns
Read the book
Do pattern tuques
We are going to read a story about patterns first and then we are going to
make our own pattern tuques
Body
Read the book
Go through the book
Get students to figure out what patterns occur in the book
Ask students at the end to explain what patterns they saw in the
book
Ask students if they can think of was to figure out patterns
Ask students if they can think of their own patterns
Assessment
Are students able to identify patterns? LO 1

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Time
2 minutes
Time

25
minutes

Learning Activity #2

Assessments/ Differentiation

Assessment of Learning:
Feedback From Students:
Feedback To Students
Transition To Next Lesson

Are students able to describe patterns? LO 1

Design a tuque with patterns
Each student gets a tuque
Students have to make at least five different patterns on their
tuques
They can use numbers, shapes, pictures, words, etc.
Students are to have at least 3 patterns with two different shapes,
images, etc.
Students are to have at least 2 patterns with three different shapes,
images, etc.
Assessment
Are students able to create their own patterns? LO 2
Closure
What patterns do students create on their tuques?
Does anyone have any questions about patterns and how to find them,
create them, or figure them out?
Comment on their respect in reading time; on their work ethic on creating
the pattern tuques
Next class we will start to review for the test on Wednesday

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

15
minutes

Time
2 minutes