Friday, December 30, 2011

Winter Number Sequences and Skip Counting in Maths

I've been flipping through my planning from last year and identifying areas that my students had difficulty with. One of those was completing frames and arrows diagrams when identifying, continuing and creating 1 and 2-step growing and shrinking number patterns and sequences. To help with this next year, I've done up this mini-pack.  


This Winter themed pack comes with:
  • 3 math centers
  • 4 number paths with pattern error identification and correction
  • 3 worksheets


Centers: 

Center 1: Snowball Fight Task Cards (12)

Students continue the frames and arrows sequence and determine the rule. Worksheet and answer key are included. It focuses on growing and shrinking patterns with multiples of 2, 3, 5 and 10.

Center 2: 2-Step Pattern Task Cards (12)

Students continue the frames and arrow sequence and determine the rule. A worksheet and answer key are included.

Center 1: Ski Slope Poke Cards (12)

Students identify the rule for each function table by choosing from three options. They poke their pencil through the hole in the card to self-correct their answers. A worksheet and answer key is provided. 



Number Pattern Path Error Analysis

Four pattern path worksheets are included. Students are given a rule (e.g. Start at 120. Take away 5. End at 5) and color the path. Each worksheet also includes two patterns. Students circle the mistakes in the pattern and write the corrections above.


Pattern Worksheets

Worksheet 1: Students identify the rule, follow the rule to complete the pattern and create their own patterns with given rules.

Worksheet 2: Students continue patterns and record rules, add the missing terms and record the rule and create their own patterns that follow a rule.

Worksheet 3: Students complete 2-step patterns that follows the rule, continue 2-step patterns and record the rule and create 2-step patterns with own rule.

Both U.S. and British/Australian/Canadian/New Zealand spelling of the word color/colour are and Answer Keys are included for all activities. 

This engaging pack can be found in my TpT store here