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Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade

November 18, 2019 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

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This Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade is a fun way to help kids learn to use and make simple math patterns!

We’ve been having an unseasonably warm winter down South this year. But that changed drastically this week.

Last week, we had highs in the 70s. This week, we woke up to 25 degrees in the morning. That’s nothing to Northerners and Midwesterners, but us Southerners panicked. 

I think it’s safe to say that winter has finally arrived.

And that means it’s a great time to talk about polar animals! So I’m sharing a fun Arctic Animal Pattern Activity for first grade!

Fun Arctic Animals Pattern Building Activity

These are so fun to use at math centers, especially in the winter!

If you like this activity, don’t miss this fun snowflake math factors craft for kids and our printable Polar Animal notebooking pages!

Pick up this Arctic Animals Pattern Activity to help little learners practice building basic math patterns with a fun winter theme!

Simple Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade

Recognizing and creating math patterns are a key concept in both kindergarten and first grade. Kids are often taught to recognize patterns according to frequency.

So you might have a ABABABAB pattern (one image, then another, then the first again, then the second) or you might have a AABBAABB pattern (the first image twice, the second image twice, and so on).

Arctic Animals Pattern Activity for Kids

Which is where this printable pattern activity comes in handy!

To use this pattern activity for first grade, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper (I used Astrobright paper)
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Laminator (optional)
  • Hook and loop sticky dots

Winter Playdough Mats for Kids

Printable Arctic Animals Pattern Activity

Help students read each pattern by saying the name of each picture aloud.

For example, a pattern row might read “Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo, Fox, Igloo…”. Then ask “What picture comes next?”

Printable Arctic Animals Pattern Activity for Kids

When students answer “Fox!”, let them cut out the fox picture and paste it on the correct row to complete the pattern!

Do the same with the other patterns. 

Arctic Animal Pattern Activity for Kids

Since some of the patterns follow an ABAB  structure and others follow an ABB or an ABC pattern, it’s good to practice the same pattern structure again and again to attain fluency before trying a different one.

You can use these as a one-time cut and paste activity or laminate them and use them with hook and loop sticky dots at math centers!

Scroll down to get your Arctic Animals Basic Pattern Building Activity!

Take a look at these other math activities for early learners!

This printable Spanish I Have Who Has Game is great for practicing Spanish vocabulary and counting to 20! Use it with early foreign language learners!

These printable cookie counting to ten worksheets are so fun for math centers or morning tubs!

These counting crows addition fact cards are so fun for helping students practice addition fluency! Use them with dry erase crayons at math centers!

And find more ways to make math fun on my Math Mania! Pinterest board!

To get your copy of our Arctic Patterns! Polar Animal Pattern Activity for First Grade, click the link or the text below to visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

Arctic Animals Pattern Making Activity

>>> Arctic Patterns! Pattern Activity for First Grade <<<

This printable Arctic Animals Pattern Activity is so fun for helping little learners complete basic math patterns! Perfect for winter math centers!

Filed Under: Homeschooling Printables, Teaching Printables Tagged With: math, math patterns for kids, winter

Comments

  1. Beth says

    January 7, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    What a fun activity and way to help kids learn some great animal vocabulary too!

    Reply
    • Selena Robinson says

      January 10, 2016 at 7:52 am

      Hey Beth! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply

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