Learn Algebraic Concepts at home

through books!
1.)
Pattern Bugs By:
Trudy Harris
Can you find the different
patterns among the bugs?

2.) The Right Number of Elephants By: Jeff Sheppard

How many elephants are needed to pull a train out of a
tunnel?

3.) Pattern Fish By: Trudy Harris

Can you find the different patterns among
the fish?

4.) The Button Box By:

Margarette S. Reid
Can you find whats in the box?
5.) Teddy Bear Patterns By Barbra
McGrath
Can you help the teddy bears figure out the
patterns?

Activities
Sorting fish into the right bowl
For this activity, each child will be sent how with 25 fish, 5 sets of 5, all of the sets are

different colors. They will also be given 5 five bowls. the

fish bowls already have a fish with a certain color inside
of them. Lay out all 25 flash cars, and as the student
pick up the cards, have them place the cards into the
correct fish bowl.
Make a Number Math Game:
Put a piece of tape that is numbered from 1-10 on pipe
cleaners or a straw. Once the number is on there, test your students to see
if they can put on the correct amount of beads. The beads should be
representing the
number that is on the tape.
Clips and sets
Each student will
picture/pictures
numbers. By

be sent home with about 20 - 30 flash cards with a

on them. Below the picture/pictures there will be 3
using a clothes pin, pin the correct number in which
the picture/pictures are being represented.
Sorting Big, Middle, and Small colored cotton balls:
For this activity, you will need 3 paper bags and a bag of cotton
bags. In a normal bag of cotton balls, there are either small,
medium, or large ones. For this activity, you are to sort the cotton
balls into the correct paper bag by their size.

Caterpillar Pattern Boards:

Create online or draw your own caterpillar. for the circles of the caterpillar, for the body, make
it very vibrant. Once you are finish creating them, have students match up the color of the
body with the color of cotton balls.