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Pattern hunt
Students copy and continue patterns described by the teacher, identifying the repeating element. They apply their understanding by creating and describing their own pattern using manipulatives.
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| Year level(s) | Foundation |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model, Questioning, Culturally responsive pedagogies |
| Keywords | RAMR, YuMi Deadly Mathematics |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture |
| Strand and focus | Number, Build understanding, Apply understanding |
| Topics | Patterns and algebra |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9MFA01
Recognise, copy and continue repeating patterns represented in different ways |
| Numeracy progression |
Number patterns and algebraic thinking (P2)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Queensland University of Technology |
| Copyright | © Queensland University of Technology. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0. |
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