Grade 2, Unit 1 The Wonder of Patterns
Explore shapes, patterns, and forms through engaging hands-on activities, imaginative pictures, and nature stories. Your child will develop a deep understanding of mathematical and scientific concepts while fostering creativity and joy through language and storytelling.
What are patterns and forms? When you think about it, patterns exist in everything in nature, and forms make up all the letters and numbers we use today. There is the straight line and the curved line and all the ways these two friends interact. By focusing deeply on the patterns and forms, you also get to focus on the 'form' of your child's posture, pencil grip, quality of work, and habits, and the 'form' of your home learning routines and rhythms and your expectations for school time in your home, such as where, when, and how.
The Wonder of Patterns unit offers a perfect balance of learning and fun, providing a gentle transition into the new school year.
This purchase includes one digital curriculum unit with 15 days of lesson plans and 5 days of flexible projects. This unit will inspire you with beautiful images, clear instructions and exciting project ideas.
And that's not all. You will also gain access to the Wonder Hub, which includes supporting documents, videos, resources, and community.
The Wonder of Patterns & Forms
Learning Standards
Concept: The regular change in increasing patterns can be identified and used to make generalizations.
Connection: In this unit, you will focus on mirror forms. As a pattern or form crosses the midline, it will always transform. Your child will become aware of where they are going next as they become more familiar with each shape.
Concept: Objects and shapes have attributes that can be described, measured and compared
Connection: Attributes are the elements about a shape your child would describe with adjectives and adverbs. You will bring new shapes with ever-increasing levels of complexity. They will get a feeling for vertical vs. horizontal.
Language Arts:
Concept: Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us.
Connection: Your child will create a story about the shapes they are learning about. Then, your child can begin journaling their takeaway from this unit.
Concept: Language and story can be a source of creativity and joy
Connection: You will tell nature stories throughout this unit.
Science:
Concept: Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes
Connection: You will help your child turn clay into many different shapes.