Sorting & patterning no prep printable worksheet activity pages, low prep math centers, lessons, and bulletin board math crafts that cover attributes, identifying, describing, extending, creating patterns, and more!
This resource includes EVERYTHING I use to teach sorting and repeating patterns in math! It’s a great little unit packed with worksheets, extra practice, anchor charts, activities, crafts, math bulletin board displays, plus lots of options for supporting struggling students and challenging your go-getters!
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INCLUDED in PATTERNING UNIT:
⚠️ NOTE: This download is a ZIP file containing two IDENTICAL PDFs, except for the difference that one uses the US spelling of “color” and the other uses the CAD/UK spelling, “colour.” Just delete the file that does not apply to you! ⚠️)
PART 1: SORTING
⭐ Identifying Attributes:
- Anchor Chart #1
- Anchor Chart #2
- “I Have Awesome Attributes!” – identifying attributes (vocabulary)
- Object Attributes – activity
- “The Five Attributes” 2 options – using senses to describe
⭐ Sorting Practice:
- 3 anchor chart options (one with cut & paste option)
- “Sorting RULES!” – identifying sorting rules
- “Sorting RULES!” – answer key
- “Put ‘er There(?)” – cut & paste sorting & identifying sorting rules
- “Sort it Out” – creating sorting rules & sorting
- “That Can’t Be Right?!” – identifying sorting rules
- “That Can’t Be Right?!” – suggested answer key
PART 2: PATTERNING
- Anchor Chart #1
- Anchor Chart #2
⭐ Identifying Patterns:
- Optional cover page if you’d like to compile the worksheets into a ready-to-go booklet!
- “Campsite Questions” – is it a pattern? why/why not?
- “Campsite Questions” – answer key
- “You RULE!” – following pattern rules
- “Pattern Partners” – matching patterns, cut & paste
- “Pattern Partners” – answer key
⭐ Describing Patterns:
- “What’s My Name Again?” – describing patterns with letters, numbers, shapes, colours, words, etc. (2 pages)
- “Pattern Party” – colouring described patterns, step 1
- “What’s the Scoop?” – colouring described patterns, step 2
- “Sea Shore Patterns” – describing patterns with letters (2 pages)
⭐ Extending Patterns:
- “Follow The Pattern Path” – extending colour patterns
- “Patterns That Fly!” – extending picture patterns, cut & paste
- “What FALLS Next?” – matching pattern endings
- “Where’s My Sock?” – filling in missing patterns, cut & paste
- “Ship Shape” – extending shape patterns
⭐ Creating Patterns:
- “Crayon Colours” – using 2 and 3 colours to make patterns
- “Deep Sea Patterns” – creating described letter patterns with colour
- “Raining Shapes” – creating described letter patterns with shapes
PATTERN PASSPORT: 5 Hands-On Center Activities
- Detailed instructions for each center with pictures
- Pattern Passport cover page
- Personal Identification page
- Each center has a corresponding passport page:
- “Island Time!” – a “write the room” style cut-and-paste pattern activity (completed directly in the passport)
- Pattern Bracelet – beading (recording page in passport)
- “I’m a Pattern Pro!” – using bingo dabbers, stickers, and/or stamps to create patterns (extension activity in passport)
- “Pattern Catcher” – making a pattern-style cootie catcher! (extension activity in passport)
- “Pattern Turtle” – simple patterning craftivity (extension activity in passport)
BONUS!
- Patterning Centre Activities (can be played 3 different ways)
- “Forest Fun!” – extension activity
ASSESSMENT – optional 2-page unit assessment
- “Planetary Patterns” – 2 pages that compile all above skills
INCLUDED in Patterning MATH CRAFTS:
Patternpillars Craft
You’ve heard of caterpillars, but have you ever heard of Patternpillars?
They are spectacular little critters whose bodies grow in various
repeating patterns! 😉
- Detailed instructions (including suggestions for differentiation & options)
- Craft templates
- Optional extension worksheets (*both US & CAD/UK spelling for “color/colour”)
Your Pattern is Served
This craftivity will have students cooking up patterns!
- Detailed instructions
- Craft templates
- Optional quick-cut bulletin board kit!
Ghost Quilt Collaborative Artwork
The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason is the perfect read aloud companion for this next craft! Each student will create a piece of the quilt (with patterns, of course!), then put them together to create a beautiful collaborative “quilt” display!
- Detailed instructions (including mini lesson suggestions to accompany the read aloud)
- Student quilt square, 2 options to choose from
- Optional quick-cut bulletin board kit!
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I hope your kiddies enjoy these activities! Happy teaching 🙂
