Patterning  

Counter Patterning

Mathematics Learning Area Outcome:

Working Mathematically - 5 Investigate, generalise and reason about patterns in number, space and data, explaining and justifying conclusions reached.

Mathematics Student Outcome Statements:

Working Mathematically Level 1 - Talks about some of the ways numbers, shapes and time are used; with guidance, poses questions which can be answered by classifying, matching, ordering or counting objects; represents mathematical questions by acting out a story, or showing it with objects or pictures; and begins to show some self-correcting behaviour.
Number Level 1 - Reads, writes and says whole numbers, says how many things are, makes collections of a given size, and describes order; visualises number stories, partitioning small numbers and presenting them with materials, drawings, a calculator or in role play; mentally solves self-generated or orally presented questions from stories; and copies, continues and invents repeating and counting patterns.

Task:

Each child was given a basic two colour counter pattern to continue and identify. He/she was then required to make his/her own pattern.

Your child:
Not Achieving An Appropriate Developmental Level
Progressing Towards An Appropriate Developmental Level
Working At An Appropriate Developmental Level
Progressing Above Developmental Expectation
Continued the pattern        
Identified the pattern        
Made own pattern        

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