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Peg a Pattern Card

Peg a Pattern Card
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Description

These ‘Peg a Pattern’ cards are a terrific hands-on activity to use as a maths rotation or early finisher task during your patterns unit. The cards encourage students to identify and continue a range of patterns including AB, AAB, ABB and ABC.

Print and laminate each of the cards. Students will use pegs or paperclips to select the correct option to continue the pattern shown.
 

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
Curriculum Codes

AC9MFA01 9

Recognise, copy and continue repeating patterns represented in different ways

AC9M1A02 9

Recognise, continue and create repeating patterns with numbers, symbols, shapes and objects, identifying the repeating unit

ACMNA005 8.4

Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications. Copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawings

MAe-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings

MAe-2WM old

Uses objects, actions, technology and/or trial and error to explore mathematical problems

MAe-3WM old

Uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions

MAe-8NA old

Recognises, describes and continues repeating patterns

MA1-1WM old

Describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols

MA1-2WM old

Uses objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems

MA1-3WM old

Supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained

MAE-FG-01 new

Recognises, describes and continues repeating patterns

MA1-RWN-01 new

Applies an understanding of place value and the role of zero to read, write and order two- and three-digit numbers

MA1-FG-01 new

Uses the structure of equal groups to solve multiplication problems, and shares or groups to solve division problems

VC2MFA01 2.0

Follow a short sequence of instructions; recognise, copy, continue and create repeating patterns represented in different ways

VCMNA076

Sort and classify familiar objects and explain the basis for these classifications, and copy, continue and create patterns with objects and drawings

Differentiation

Modifications

For students who find patterns challenging, start by only using the blue AB cards.
 

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