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Have the students look
at a pattern (ABAABBAAABBBÉ) and write a paragraph about what is happening in
the pattern. Also, have the
students make up their own pattern and write about what they have constructed. (Mathematics 2nd Grade,
Standard 2: Objective 1)
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Have the students read a
book about different shapes (ex.
The Greedy Triangle). After
they have read the book, have the students summarize the book. Make sure that they talk about the
geometric shapes that are described in the book. (Mathematics 2nd Grade, Standard 3: Objective 1)
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Have the students read
the nursery rhyme of the man who went to St. Ives.
As
I was on my way to St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives.
Each
wife had seven sacs. Each sac had
seven cats. Each cat
Had
seven kits. Kits, cats, sacs, and
wives. How many went to
St.
Ives?
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If you were going on a
trip for nine days and you needed nine different outfits. How many pairs of pants would you need
and how many shirts would you need?
How many total pieces of clothing would you need?