Ladybugs: A Growing Pattern

Submitted by eanderson on Tue, 2012-01-24 13:23

The Kindergarteners have returned to their exploration of ladybugs. This time they are using them to help learn to count by 2’s, look at number patterns, and continue to develop the understanding that 1 can stand for 1 object as well 1 group of objects. We created a ladybug pattern poster. Each ladybug has 2 spots, 1 on each wing. We observed that each ladybug has two of certain things, 2 wings, 2 spots, 2 antennae and 2 eyes. When we assembled the ladybugs on the poster, we made it into a triangle arrangement that is in itself a growing pattern, 1 more ladybug in each row. Finally, we recorded their observations, solved problems about pairs of ladybug spots and explored the number patterns that can be seen on the poster.

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Siri's Kindergarten & 1st Grade Class

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