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    The document provides an overview of the Patterns and Algebra strand of the mathematics curriculum. It discusses [1] why patterns and algebra is an important separate strand, [2] the scope and continuum of key ideas across stages from early primary through to stage 5, and [3] sample key ideas and activities for each stage of learning patterns and algebra concepts.

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    Patterns and Algebra

    B.NISHANTH REDDY
    Workshop Overview
    • Introduction to ‘Patterns and Algebra’

    • ‘Key Ideas’ for each Stage

    • Sample Activities
    Introduction to Patterns and Algebra

    • one of six strands


    • extends from Early Stage 1 to Stage 5
    (and beyond)
    • incorporates Repeating Patterns,
    Number Patterns and Number
    Relationships
    Why is it a separate Strand ?

    • Patterns and Algebra concepts are


    currently contained in the Number and
    Space Strands
    • why have separate outcomes and detailed
    content?
    - to emphasise its importance
    - to show that the development of pre-algebra
    concepts begin in ES1
    - to show the development of concepts across the
    continuum
    Why is it called Patterns and Algebra ?

    • to show the connections between early


    number patterns and number relationships
    and the more formal algebra concepts

    • Patterns and Algebra does not include


    pattern making (this remains part of Space
    and Geometry)
    Scope and Continuum
    of Key Ideas
    - handout

    • shows the development of concepts


    across the Stages
    • a sound arithmetic foundation is
    required for the learning of algebra
    • Patterns and Algebra should be taught
    in conjunction with Number concepts
    ‘Key Ideas’ for each Stage
    Early Stage 1
    – recognise, describe, create and continue
    repeating patterns
    ‘This is a three
    pattern’
    ABCABCAB
    C
    1 2 3 1 2 3 1
    ‘These2are
    3 all three
    patterns’
    – continue simple number patterns that
    increase or decrease

    – use the term ‘is the same as’ to describe


    equality of groups

    is the same as
    Stage 1
    – create, represent and continue a variety of
    number patterns and supply missing elements
    – build number relationships
    (addition and subtraction facts to at least 20)
    • make generalisations about number
    relationships

    ‘When I add zero it


    does not change the
    ‘when I count by fives the
    last number goes five, zero,
    number’
    five, zero, …’
    An odd number
    plus an odd
    number always
    equals an even
    number’
    – use the equals sign to record equivalent
    number relationships
    Stage 2
    – generate, describe and record number
    patterns using a variety of strategies

    1, 4, 7, 10, …

    2.2, 2.0, 1.8, 1.6, …

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, …
    (generate using calculator, materials or mental strategies)
    – build number relationships
    (relating multiplication and division facts to at least 10 x 10)

    2x4 = 4x2
    (applying the commutative property)

    ‘The multiplication facts for


    ‘6x4 = 24;
    6 are double the
    so 24÷4 = 6 and 24÷6 = 4. multiplication facts for 3’
    (describing the relationships)
    (relating multiplication and division)
    – complete simple number sentences by
    calculating the value of a missing number

    Find so that 5+ = 13,


    Find so that 28 = x7
    Stage 3 - algebra without symbols
    – build simple geometric patterns involving
    multiples
    – complete a table of values for geometric and
    number patterns

    Number of
    Triangles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Number of
    Sides 3 6 9 12 15 - -
    – describe a pattern in words in more than one
    way
    Number of
    Triangles 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
    Number of
    Sides 3 6 9 12 15 - -
    (determining a rule to describe the pattern from the table)

    ‘It looks like the 3 times


    tables.’

    ‘You multiply the top


    number by three to get the
    bottom number.’
    - construct, verify and complete number
    sentences involving the four operations with a
    variety of numbers

    • completing number sentences:


    5 +  = 12 – 4
    7 x  = 7.7
    • constructing number sentences to match a
    word problem
    • checking solutions and describing strategies
    Stage 4 - algebra with symbols

    Five outcomes at this Stage:


    • use letters to represent numbers
    • describe number patterns with symbols
    • simplify, expand and factories algebraic
    expressions
    • solve equations and simple inequalities
    • graph on the number plane

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