Patterning

We have been working on patterning for the past few weeks.

Grade 1:
Big idea- identify, describe, and repeat patterns.

Grade 2: identify, describe, extend and create repeating patterns, growing patterns, and shrinking patterns
 The grade 2's have just started growing and shrinking patterns.

 

"In growing and shrinking patterns, the number of elements increases or decreases from one term to the next." (eworkshop, Patterning and Algebra p. 13)

 

Today we practiced with cubes, to create our own growing and shrinking patterns. Here are two examples of our work:

 

Ask your son/daughter to tell you which is a growing and which is a shrinking pattern!  

Caterpillars

The children have been very excited with our caterpillars transformation. Today when we came in we noticed that 2 of our caterpillars did not survive the weekend, but 2 had formed their chrysalis.
The boys and girls have been working in their butterfly observation books to draw pictures and write words that reflect their observations.
It has been very fascinating for the class to watch this miraculous metamorphosis occur!

Butterfly Adventure

We had 3 chrysalides in our class. We know it is called a chrysalis because butterflies come out. If we had a cocoon a moth would come out! First the chrysalis turned black. Then the butterfly went out of the chrysalis. Next we let the butterfly go. Only one left though. We think that the other one did not know how to fly yet. Finally the butterfly flew out and landed on someone's head! The butterflies keep coming out when we are not there!!! The last butterfly came out really quick. We have caterpillars who are going to turn into a chrysalis. We have 4 caterpillars! This was written by Mrs. van der Veen's Grade 1/2 class. Mrs. van der Veen is going to post pictures of our butterflies and caterpillars.