## North Carolina Early Learning and Development Progressions: Birth to Five

#### Domain: NC Foundations for Early Learning: Cognitive Development (CD)

#### Subdomain: Mathematical Thinking and Expression

#### Goal: Children compare, sort, group, organize and measure objects and create patterns in their everyday environment.

#### Skill Progression: Patterning

#### Age: 48-54 Months

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### Extends a pattern (ABBAABBA)

Situations for Observation of Skill

Have a dramatic play area for travel set up. Have a variety of different suitcases, clothing for different weather (coats, bathing suits, flip flops, boots, etc.). Have other travel materials as well (brush, comb, toothbrush, tooth paste, etc.). Plan for 3-4 children to play at a time. Have travel brochures and “tickets” to sell them. Have a set of clothing set out in a pattern that the children can replicate: underwear, shirt, shorts, underwear, shirt, etc. for example. Have blank paper with ink stamps for making the tickets.

Elicitation Strategy

Have the children set out a clothing sequence (to match the adult’s) for the three days they will be gone. Children can also create their own tickets. Give them a “ticket” with a simple pattern stamped on it (OXXO). They can take turns being TSA agents, stamping the passengers tickets with more of the pattern. Suggest they finish decorating the ticket with their own pattern so they can check in.

Behavior Observed

Children accurately extend the pattern of clothing for more days of travel.

Routines-based Intervention (Embedded Instruction)

Help children see the patterns in their play (on dolls, in play foods, in block designs, etc.).

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2015

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