Ayesha has been interested in making patterns during her free play. One day she made long chains of patterns with her friends. They hung them on a tree we have in our classroom. This action shows that Ayesha understands how to create and extend patterns independently, as well as a concept that patterns are a part of aesthetic design.
We watched a video with Bert and Ernie on the Sesame Street website called 'Guess What's Next'. They made patterns for each other and then had to complete them by guessing what would come next in the repeating sequence. After the video, we played this game in partners in our class with different manipulatives and materials.
Ayesha said this game is an example of her best work because "I'm good at guessing what's next." Her work in this game shows her ability to extend patterns. |