B.Ed Year 2 ECAE ELEEC02: KG2 Math Lesson Plan on Patterns 2017-2018

This document presents a detailed KG2 math lesson plan designed for early childhood education, focusing on the topic of patterns and algebra. The lesson plan is structured to guide students in recognizing, copying, and counting patterns from 0 to 10. It outlines the necessary materials, including whiteboard, markers, worksheets, and various shapes, alongside a step-by-step procedure for both teacher and student activities. The lesson incorporates interactive elements such as group activities with colored shapes and the use of visual aids like overhead projectors. Students are divided into groups to arrange shapes, draw patterns, and use crayons to shade them. The assessment strategy involves evaluating students' ability to copy patterns and count shapes, with a homework assignment for independent practice. The lesson plan is designed to be engaging and supports the learning outcomes effectively.

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LESSON PLAN
Subject: math Lesson number: 2
Grade: KG2 No of students: 20
Content Strand: PATTERNS AND ALGEBRA
LESSON OUTCOMES:
Students will be able to:
1. Copy a variety of patterns correctly.
2. Counting the patterns from 0 to 10.
MATERIALS/RESOURCES NEEDED: (Describe the classroom resources and other
additional resources such as whiteboard, markers, computer station, projector, textbooks
that were used to teach the lesson)
Teacher Resources Student Resources
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Whiteboard marker, worksheet, overhead
projector, transparent shapes marked with a
series of circles and triangles.
Red crayons, colored same size plastic
shapes (red circles, red triangles), pencils, 2
empty white paper, plastic cups (2 per
student), math journal for each student
PROCEDURE:
What will the teacher do in each phase? What will the students do in each phase?
Beginning
Begin the lesson by explaining to the students
what a pattern is. (Care to mention that a pattern
is an arrangement of items following a specified
rule). Tell the students to write the definition of
patterns in their math journals. Have the
transparent shapes containing a series of circles
and triangles projected using the overhead
projector on a surface that the students can see
the shapes projected.
To help the students further understand the
concept of pattern, have students make a line in a
skip pattern of girl, boy. You can achieve this by
arranging students in a pattern of boy-girl, boy-
girl. Have students say loudly starting with the
first in line for instance boy, girl, boy, girl
Students should be able to write the
definition of patterns in their math
journals. Each student should be focused
on the shapes projected on the board by
the projector and should be able to
identify each shape in the series.
Students should make a line with
interchanging boy, girl, boy, girl and call
out loudly upon the teacher’s guide.
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ensuring the series is maintained. Ensure to call
up the students who are not participating to join
the team and participate After this activity
explain to the students that this activity is an
example of a pattern.
Middle
Have the students divided into groups of five
each for the second task which will further help
them understand the concept of patterns. Have a
total of four groups. Divide the colored shapes
(red circles and blue triangles) among the
students in their groups. Ensure each student
receives at least ten of each of the two shapes.
Instruct each student in their groups to put
similar shapes in one plastic cup and the others
in the other plastic cup available for each
student.
Define the rule of the pattern to the students as it
were in the projection, have the students discuss
the rule among themselves in the groups. Ensure
to follow through and assist the students in the
groups with challenges. Have each student in
each group put the empty white paper in front of
them in a landscape orientation and line the
The students should divide each other in
groups of five according to the teacher’s
instructions, each student should have
two plastic cups in front of them, in each
plastic cup, each student should be able to
pick and put separately the shapes in the
different cups so that on one side, each
student should have ten of the blue
triangles in one cup, and ten of the red
circles in the other cup.
Each student should participate in
arranging the shapes on the white piece of
paper in front of them as per the teacher’s
instructions. Each student should be able
to follow the pattern arrangement and
repeat the pattern at least twice.
Each student to use his/her pencil to draw
out the shapes as they can observe
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shapes on the white paper either starting with the
circles or the triangles and repeat the procedure
until all the shapes in the cups are all put down
on the paper.
Have each student draw the shapes following the
shape arrangement on the paper using the pencil
on the extra piece of white paper. Follow up with
each student to make sure they are doing the
right thing.
After drawing the shapes out on the white piece
of paper, direct each student to shade the shapes
using the red crayons provided for each student
as arranged on the white piece of paper in front
of them.
arranged in front of them on the extra
piece of paper.
Each student to shade out the shapes
drawn using the red crayons in line with
the pattern in front of them.
At the end of the shading, each student to
lift high the shading for the teacher’s
confirmation and evaluation, then
compare among themselves their
shadings.
End
Have each group hang up or pin their pattern
shading on a chosen corner for ease of reference
by the students.
Tell the students that they will be undertaking an
independent project as a homework on patterns
and complete by themselves for assessment
After pinning their pattern shading on the
wall, each student should have the same
pattern shaded out in their math journals
for ease of reference.
Students should be able to take on other
pattern tasks with least or minimum
supervision by the teacher.
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ASSESSMENT
How will the teacher check for understanding? Include the assessment strategy, tool, or
activity that will be used. Be sure to link to specific learning outcomes.
Learning Outcome Assessment Tool Area of Lesson
Copy a variety of patterns
correctly.
Assessment will be based on
the teacher’s evaluation of
how best students are able to
shade out shapes.
Middle
Counting the patterns from 0
to 10.
Students being able to count
the ten triangles and the ten
circles presented to them in
the plastic cups and
arranging them on the white
piece of paper in the pattern.
Middle
Reference list;
Alexandria. P. (2015, September 22). Playing with Patterns | Lesson Plan. Retrieved May 10,
2018, from https://www.education.com/lesson-plan/playing-with-patterns/
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