Creating Your Own Patterns
Design new patterns using different materials. Share your patterns with friends to see if they can extend them.
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Design new patterns using different materials. Share your patterns with friends to see if they can extend them.
Key Questions
- What materials will you use for your pattern?
- How many items are in your repeating part?
- How can you make your pattern more tricky?
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Planning templates for Mathematics
5E Model
The 5E Model structures lessons through five phases (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate), guiding students from curiosity to deep understanding through inquiry-based learning.
Unit PlannerMath Unit
Plan a multi-week math unit with conceptual coherence: from building number sense and procedural fluency to applying skills in context and developing mathematical reasoning across a connected sequence of lessons.
RubricMath Rubric
Build a math rubric that assesses problem-solving, mathematical reasoning, and communication alongside procedural accuracy, giving students feedback on how they think, not just whether they got the right answer.