Teacher Guide
Week 25
Patterns & Rules — Teacher Guide
Monday: Repeating Patterns
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Warm-up
1.
12, 16, 10, 18
2
Learn
1.
Core = the part that repeats
3
Continue Patterns
1.
1: triangle, triangle (AAB); 2: square, circle (ABC); 3: blue, red (AB); 4: triangle, triangle (AABB)
4
Number Talk
1.
25 never appears — pattern is all even numbers; 52 never appears — counting by 5s ends in 0 or 5
5
Create Own
1.
Any repeating pattern with a stated rule
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Tuesday: Number Patterns
1
Warm-up
1.
20, 40, 50, 100
2
Estimate First
1.
4s from 4: last = 32 (less than 50); 5s from 30: last = 65 (more than 50)
3
Fill In
1.
2s: blanks 8, 14; 5s: blanks 15, 30; 10s: blanks 50, 80; 3s: blanks 12, 18
4
What's the Rule
1.
20 (+2); 20 (−5); 51 (+10); 48 (−3)
5
Word Problem
1.
Week 6 = $12 (pattern +$2 each week)
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Wednesday: Odd & Even
1
Warm-up
1.
8, 16, 26, 36
2
Learn
1.
Even = pairs, no leftover; odd = 1 leftover
3
Pair Them Up
1.
8 even (4+4); 11 odd; 14 even (7+7); 9 odd
4
Number Talk
1.
46 ends in 6 → even; even + even = even (all pairs stay paired)
5
Two Ways for 13
1.
Pairing leaves 1 leftover; last digit 3 is odd; cannot write as a double (6+6=12, 7+7=14)
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Thursday: Real-World Patterns
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Warm-up
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17 O, 24 E, 31 O, 48 E
2
Equal Groups
1.
3×4=12; 4×5=20; 2×6=12; addition: 4+4+4=12
3
Word Problems
1.
9th post = blue (pattern RRB, 9 = 3 full cores); 10 forks, every fork has a partner, even; Friday = 30 pages (+5 per day)
4
Number Talk
1.
Ones digit is always 7 — adding 10 changes only the tens digit
5
Create Own
1.
Accept student problems with correct solution
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Friday: Review & Self-Check
1
Warm-up
1.
14, 24, 10, 17
2
Estimate First
1.
6s: 7th = 42 (yes, more than 40); minus 10s: 8th = 20 (yes, less than 30)
3
Mixed Review
1.
26 (+3); 35 odd (ends in 5); 16 = 8+8; total 12, 3+3+3+3=12
4
Word Problem
1.
18 beads = 6 cores of (2 blue + 1 white) → 12 blue; 12 is even
5
Self-Check
1.
Accept student self-assessment and reflection