A World of Wonderful Patterns

We have been exploring patterns in Reception maths.

The girls have noticed that patterns are everywhere! There are repeating patterns that can be linear, but patterns can also be cyclic like the days of the week or seasons.

The girls have been identifying the ‘unit of repeat’ and how many terms can be found in a linear pattern. They have found out that patterns can be made with shape, size, colour, number, sound and movement!

We celebrated our learning with a Pattern Party, complete with patterned party hats and lots of hand-on, open-ended ways to identify, explore, continue and create patterns.

Kat Clark and Michelle Liddy
Reception Teachers