ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Virtual Elementary School Grade 1 Math: Patterns—Find the Core and Extend It (Part 1 of 2)
Welcome to my garden! Today, we’re going to have some fun with flowers. I’m planting orange marigolds, purple daisies, and white petunias. Can you spot a pattern in these colorful flowers?
A pattern is a special way that numbers, shapes, or colors are arranged. They follow a rule that helps us know what comes next. To find this rule, we look for something called the “core.” The core is the smallest part of the pattern that repeats over and over.
Let’s take a closer look at our flowers. Start by saying the colors of the flowers in order. When you notice the colors start to repeat, you’ve found the core! In our garden, the flowers go orange, purple, white. Did you see that they repeat? The pattern is orange, purple, white, and then it starts again. This is called an ABC pattern because each color is different, just like the letters A, B, and C.
Oops! I forgot some flowers. Let’s add them to our garden! We can use the core to keep the pattern going. Remember, the core is orange, purple, white. Let’s say the pattern together: orange, purple, white, orange, purple, white, orange, purple, white.
Using the core helps us continue the pattern. Now you can try finding patterns in other places, like in your toys or even in your clothes. Patterns are everywhere, and they’re fun to discover!
Flower Pattern Hunt: Go on a mini adventure in your garden or a nearby park. Look for flowers or plants and try to find a pattern in their colors or shapes. Can you find a pattern like the one we learned about? Draw the pattern you find on a piece of paper and share it with your family or friends.
Create Your Own Pattern: Use colored paper, crayons, or markers to create your own flower pattern. Cut out shapes or draw them on paper. Arrange them in a repeating pattern, just like the orange, purple, and white flowers. Can you make an ABC pattern or maybe even an ABCD pattern? Show your pattern to someone and explain the core.
Pattern Detective: Look around your home for patterns. Check your clothes, the tiles on the floor, or even the way books are arranged on a shelf. Can you find a pattern? Describe the pattern you see and identify the core. Share your discoveries with your classmates or family.
Welcome to my garden! I’m planting orange marigolds, purple daisies, and white petunias. Do you see a pattern in these flowers?
Let’s check! A pattern is a group of numbers, shapes, or colors that follow a rule. We can find the rule by looking for the core. The core is the smallest part of a pattern that repeats. Do you see a core in this group of flowers?
Let’s look closer. Start at the beginning and say the colors of the flowers in order. When they start to repeat, we find the core: orange, purple, white. Did you notice that the colors started to repeat? They went orange, purple, white, and then repeated. The flowers are in a pattern, and the core of the pattern is orange, purple, white. This follows an ABC pattern rule.
I forgot some flowers, so let’s include them!
We can use the core to continue the pattern. Remember, the core is orange, purple, white. Let’s review the pattern and then use these flowers to continue it: orange, purple, white, orange, purple, white, orange, purple, white.
Using the core helped us continue the pattern!
