What patterns do you see?

How could you extend (or add onto) this pattern?

Where would you add and what would you add? Why?

For Grades 3 and up: How many dots would there be then?

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6+

Attending to and using structure

Composing and decomposing number

Thinking in equal groups

Seeing and creating patterns

Sorting, organizing, and using attributes

After the class has discussed the questions above, you can extend this activity by posing the following questions:

How could you use different dice to make a similar pattern? The same dice to make a different pattern?