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Flexer, Roberta J. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
A strategy is presented for teaching arithmetic to students with mental retardation, based on subitizing, skill of recognizing number of objects in a set without actually counting, and pattern recognition. The strategy helps children understand concept of addition by representing number configurations on 5-frames and 10-frames, and reduces need…
Descriptors: Addition, Elementary Education, Mental Retardation, Number Concepts

Clarke, Doug – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1990
The author, using a weight machine in an airport lounge, varies the machine's input parameters of height and gender to generate data sets of ideal weight. These data are later used at in-service workshops and in both primary and secondary classrooms to explore patterns and make predictions. (JJK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Mathematics Education
Willcutt, Bob – 1995
The books in this series provide an essential ingredient in the transition from concrete mathematical experience to the symbolic reasoning used in algebra. They aim to guide the student in building and extending manipulative patterns, collecting numerical data, and analyzing the results. The main objective of the activities in this book is for the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Concepts, Pattern Recognition
Chicago Board of Education, IL. – 1986
Developed to provide supplementary instructional strategies for reading teachers at the kindergarten level, this booklet presents the instructional module for completing patterns, a component of the Comprehensive Reading Program of the Chicago Public Schools. After an overview of the module, activities are suggested for the following areas:…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Kindergarten, Pattern Recognition, Prewriting

Duncan, David R.; Litwiller, Bonnie H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
Four answers to a probability problem involving a perceived coincidence are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Diagrams, Learning Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction

Paterno, James X. – Mathematics Teacher, 1989
A familiar procedure for generating magic squares is reviewed. A surprising pattern is noted. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts

Blackburn, Katie T.; White, David L. – School Science and Mathematics, 1985
Simple patterns both in mathematics and music are discussed. Several activities using standard instruments and handmade devices are described. (MNS)
Descriptors: Fractions, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education

Dockweiler, Clarence J. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Several experiences with palindrome numbers are given, each leading to the "Law of 11." Conjectures for the reader to consider are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Intermediate Grades, Mathematical Enrichment

Meyer, Ruth Ann; Riley, James E. – Mathematics Teacher, 1986
This activity is designed to help students recognize and extend rectangular patterns and to use patterning to formulate rules for "nth" cases. Three worksheets are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Pattern Recognition

Orton, Tony; Reynolds, Charles – Mathematics in School, 1986
Advocated is developing intuitive ideas of limits whenever the opportunity arises in elementary mathematics. Examples are given for geometry, fractions, sequences and series, areas, probability, graphing, and the golden section. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Curriculum

Twiest, Meghan M. – Science and Children, 1986
Introduces an approach to teaching about the skin that involves making, comparing, and classifying its prints. Outlines the procedures for making skin prints and explains why different kinds of patterns exist in various parts of the body and also among individuals. (ML)
Descriptors: Biology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Human Body

Landauer, Edwin G. – Mathematics Teacher, 1984
Curiosities offer an interesting alternative to traditional methods of attacking problems. An illustrative situation is given, with graphical, computer, and analytical methods used to solve the problem. (MNS)
Descriptors: Algebra, Computer Software, Graphs, Mathematics Instruction

O'Daffer, Phares G. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
The focus is on the problem-solving strategy of find a pattern, with a problem explored to illustrate how to use the strategy. Other tips concern classroom climate, checking skills, research, and type of problems. (MNS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Instruction

Naylor, Michael – Mathematics Teacher, 1999
Introduces students to nonperiodic tiling and allows them to construct their own sets of kites and darts through a series of explorations, conjectures, and discoveries. (ASK)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometric Constructions, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction

Andreasen, Corey – Mathematics Teacher, 1998
Argues that mathematics is, to a large extent, the study of patterns. Presents an activity in which students search for patterns in the Fibonacci sequence and Pascal's Triangle. (ASK)
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Pattern Recognition, Patterns in Mathematics