Summary
A move-and-learn segment where children build patterns with their bodies — clap, stomp, clap, stomp — to feel how a pattern repeats. It pairs early patterning with a quick movement break. (K-2 has no matching CCSS patterning standard, so no code is tagged.)
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
After watching “Math and Movement: Patterns” together:
- What is a pattern?
- What movement comes next in clap, stomp, clap, stomp, ___?
- Can you make up your own movement pattern?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: pattern, repeat, movement, next, order
Make a movement pattern with two actions. Do it three times and have a friend guess what comes next.