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Patterns to Symbols: Algebra

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Slide 6 of 35

A pattern is a pattern is a pattern

• Kindergarteners are asked to make patterns and to continue a pattern by coloring
  [slide shows graphic of a row of circles; first nine are colored red-yellow-green-red-yellow-green-red-yellow-green; the rest of the circles are uncolored]
• So by 3rd grade we better be asking a little more... Making the steps toward generalizing