These 10 hands-on activities give Foundation students opportunities to recognise, copy, continue and create repeating patterns in different ways. Use the activities alongside whole-class teaching, in maths rotations, small groups or for ongoing practice throughout the year.
✅ What's Included
- 10 hands-on repeating pattern activities.
- Student recording sheets to capture learning after hands-on exploration.
- Teaching slides to introduce repeating patterns and support whole-class teaching.
- Editable slides so you can adapt examples to suit your students.
- Exit tickets for quick formative assessment.
- Student observation sheets to support ongoing assessment and evidence collection.
- Editable parent communication handout explaining the learning and suggesting ideas to try at home.
📌 Skills Covered
Students will practise:
- Recognising repeating patterns in different forms.
- Copying and continuing repeating patterns.
- Creating repeating patterns using concrete materials and drawings.
- Describing and explaining repeating patterns using mathematical language.
💜 Why You'll Love This Resource
- Aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9.
- Gives students repeated opportunities to explore the same mathematical ideas in different ways.
- Uses concrete materials, movement, sounds and drawings to support pattern exploration.
- Recording sheets allow students to capture their thinking after practical exploration.
- Flexible enough to use for whole-class teaching, small groups, maths centres, independent learning or morning tubs.
- Includes assessment tools to help you gather evidence of student understanding.
Australian Curriculum Standard
Aligned to the Foundation Mathematics content descriptor:
AC9MFA01 – Recognise, copy, continue and create repeating patterns with objects, sounds and shapes.
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