A Visual Arts Activity Inspired by Works of Art from the VMFA Collection

Cultures all over the world create decorative patterns, perhaps inspired by the enduring patterns humans see in the natural world that surrounds us, from the cycle of the seasons to the pattern of the stars in the heavens. These hands-on activities, which can be adapted for a number of grade and ability levels, introduce repeating and alternating patterns, as well as the concept of a visual motif.

Exploring patterns through the use of multiples -- Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Patty Larson teach about extending patterns that repeat.

This activity incorporates coding loops with repeating pattern skills. Students will create a loop on Scratch and describe how it relates to pattern cores and repeating patterns.

Determining patterns created by counting by twos, fives, and tens on hundreds chart Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Patty Larson teach about patterns.

Patterns in Music is a cross-curricular lesson designed by an Elementary Music teacher to support Math instruction. Created By: Gina Dickerson Powhatan County Public Schools.

The variety of ways the body moves and how the body balances during movement.Performing a variety of movements in games will lead to effective body managementmatch uppercase and lowercase letter pairs.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Xenia Claire teach about adding and subtracting in story problems using multiple strategies.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Xenia Claire teach about adding and subtracting in story problems using multiple strategies.

 In  this lesson, the students in 3td grade will learn the basics of looping. 

Patterns --Mathematics Instructional Plans (MIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the knowledge, skills and processes found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.