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Pre-K Math
Unit 3

Explore Simple Patterns

 Hi there! My
name is Pedro
the Pattern
Parrot. This is
my friend. Her
name is Kit. She
likes patterns,
too. Do you see
any patterns?
Patterns are all
Hi! around us.
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 Patterns come
in different
colors, shapes,
and sizes. Look
at the pattern
on the stairs. It
uses 3 colors
instead of 2.
I see a Hands-On: Have the students think about patterns in their real
life. Have students stand in a single file line and then make a

pattern on pattern of boy, girl, boy, girl, etc.

the Engage Thinking: As the students are creating the pattern line,
have them help you state if it should be a girl or a boy coming
next in the pattern. Pretend to be stumped so that they can

stairs! successfully assist you.

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Look at Kit. She
likes patterns
so much that
she finds ways
to make them.
Kit is doing a
pattern right
now. Her feet
are going in,
out, in, out, in,
out, and in.
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 Here are more
of my friends.
They like making
patterns at
recess. Can you
make patterns
with your
friends, too?

Let’s Hands-On: Have the students stand in a single file line. Have the
students create patterns with their bodies. For example, arms

make a up, arms down; jump, squat; etc.

pattern! Engage Thinking: As the students explore making patterns with

their bodies, have them repeat the patterns orally. The more
the students orally state the patterns, the quicker they will be
able to catch on to the “rhythm” of the pattern.

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 Did you know
that sounds can
make patterns,
too? Listen to
this frog,
“Croakkk, ribbit,
croakkk, ribbit.”
Did you hear a
pattern? Yes, I
did, too!
Croak!
Ribbit!
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 Look at my
friends. They
are playing with
instruments. We
can make sound
patterns with
instruments,
too!

Sound Hands-On: Have the students make a pattern by clapping their

hands and then patting their laps with their hands. The students
will create an AB pattern by clapping, patting, clapping, patting,

patterns! etc.

Engage Thinking: As the students explore making patterns with

sounds, have them repeat the patterns orally. The more the
students orally state the patterns, the quicker they will be able
to catch on to the “rhythm” of the pattern.

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 Now it’s time to
make our own
pattern with
cubes. Look at
my cubes. Are
they in a
pattern yet?
What should I
do first?
Let’s
make a
pattern!
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 Yes, we are
working on AB
patterns with
two parts. We
should sort our
cubes by color
first. What are
the two color
groups? Yes,
I see 2 green and
parts. yellow.
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 We will work
with a partner
to create our
AB patterns.
The first friend
will put down a
cube, and then
we will put
down one of
You go our cubes.
first!
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 Look! We are
making an AB
pattern by
taking turns
with our color
cubes. Do you
think you can
make a pattern?
Hands-On: Hand out the “yellow” and “green” cube cards to a
group of students or all students, if you choose. Have the
students first sort themselves at the carpet, so that all of the
green cards go to one side and the yellow cards go to the other
side. Next, have students one at time from each side come to

We did the front to create a pattern.

it!
Engage Thinking: As the students explore making the pattern,
have them repeat the pattern orally. The more the students
orally state the patterns, the quicker they will be able to catch
on to the “rhythm” of the pattern.

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Pre-K Math
Unit 3

Numbers to Five
 Hi there! It’s
me, Pedro! What
number is this?
Can you write a
1 in the sky with
your magic
finger? Just
straight down.
Then you’re
done. That’s
how we write a 1.
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 This is a domino.
Can you count
the dots on the
domino? Yes,
there is 1. Can
you tap your
nose? How
many noses do
we have? Yes,
we have 1 nose.
1
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What number is
this? Yes, this is
the number 2.
Let’s write the
number 2 in the
sky with our
magic finger.
Around and back
on the railroad
track. That’s
how we write a
2, 2, 2.
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 Can you count
the dots on the
domino? We can
count. 1, 2. How
many dots are
there? Yes,
there are 2
dots.

2
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 Look at this
number. What
number do you
see? Yes, this is
the number 3.
Let’s write it in
the sky. Around
a tree and
around a tree.
That’s how we
write a 3.
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 Look at this
domino. How
many dots do
you see? Yes, I
see 3 dots. Let’s
count the dots. 1,
2, 3. There are 3
dots.

3
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Do you know
this number?
Yes, this is the
number 4. Let’s
practice writing
the number 4 in
the sky. Down
and over. Down
once more.
That’s how we
write a 4.
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 Let’s count the
dots on this
domino. 1, 2, 3, 4.
Yes, there are 4
dots on this
domino. Can you
hold up four
fingers? Let’s
count our
fingers. 1, 2, 3, 4.
4
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 What number is
this? Yes, this is
the number 5.
Can you help
me write the
number 5 in the
sky? The bee
goes down and
around the
hive. That’s how
we write a 5.
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 Look at this
domino. Can you
help me count
the dots? Let’s
count. 1, 2, 3, 4,
5. Way to go,
friends!

Hands-On: Give each student or pair of students a whiteboard or

Write It cards for numbers 1-5. The students will practice writing
their numbers with correct number formation. The Write It
cards can be used for those that are struggling with the correct
writing formation.

5 Engage Thinking: As the students explore writing the numbers to 5,

have students also practice counting sets to 5. Present each
student or group with sets of objects in amounts of 1-5. Encourage
the students to count the sets with one-to-one counting.

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