Patterns: Unit Overview

Visual, musical, mathematical, geometric – how many ways can you think of to work with your students using the concept of patterns? In my library integration lessons, I like to use language patterns. I’ve taught this unit many times in several different schools, and I’ve never seen a teacher take an approach like the one suggested in my lesson plans. From a simple A:A, B:B, C:C pattern to cumulative, circular, and telescoping patterns, the children will delight in discovering more about the language structure of stories. Build on the unit’s central ideas and lines of inquiry, and use language patterns to enforce the curricular content while adding a literary focus to the unit.