Patterns can be notoriously difficult to define. This handout provides illustrations of teacher-child interactions that help take apart (and put back together!) patterns to support our understanding of pattern
This article explains the basic math underlying the patterns that children encounter in their everyday lives and in preschool. . One key concept is the generalization of patterns: the ability
Children can learn surprisingly sophisticated patterns related to the counting words. In this handout, Anna illustrates her understanding of the decades pattern in the English-language counting-word sequence.
Children are interested in order at an early age. When order has regularity (that is, size increases by a specific amount each time), the order becomes a pattern. This handout
