Category: Algebraic Thinking

  • Toy Patterns

    Your Child Will Learn

    Introduction to patterns

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child, gather two different types of small toys (like blocks and toy cars, or balls and stuffed animals). Sort them into 2 piles based on their types.
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  • Pattern Play

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to complete a complex pattern

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather around 15 small objects in 3 different colors or sizes  (like 3 colors of blocks, 3 sizes of paper clips, 3 types of coins)
    2. Arrange
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  • Kitchen Patterns

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to extend a 3-object pattern

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather a bunch of kitchen utensils (fork, spoon, butter knife). Ask your child to sort them.
    2. Place them in a simple pattern of 3 objects, repeating
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