PATTERN BUGS
Author: Trudy Harris
Illustrator: Anne Canevari Green
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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Millbrook Press (USA) First published in: 2001 Format: Picturebook Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes Is this story part of a mathematics story series? No Click here to preview and/or purchase this book via the Amazon (UK) website Synopsis by the author/publisher
Patterns galore! In this book for young children, the concept of patterns is delightfully introduced with both graphics and text. The text indicates the pattern to be discovered through repeated words, and the illustrations reinforce the pattern with many different cues such as the other objects in the scene and the borders around the first piece of art in each pattern. An additional learning readiness skill - prediction - is also effectively used in this book. |
“Skitter-scoot-crawl, Skitter-scoot-crawl. A beetle, Moves along a wall.”
Recommended age range:
4+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Patterns
Possible teaching activities:
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4+ years old
Relevant mathematics topics:
Patterns
Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.
