Pattern Play: Spot the Sequence

In this lesson, you'll guide your students through a series of pattern recognition activities. Starting with a game of 'Simon Says', you'll then transition to interactive whiteboard games focusing on fruit, animals, numbers, and letters. Afterwards, students will complete a pattern worksheet independently, with a review session to conclude the lesson.

Learning Goals Learning Outcomes Teacher Notes

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1 Simon Says
2 Digital Pattern game
3 Data Detectives (Animals)
4 Data Detectives (Numbers)
5 Data Detectives (Letters)
6 Development
7 Conclusion

1 - Simon Says

Introduce the game 'Simon Says' to the students. Explain that this game is about listening carefully and these are the rules:

Only perform actions that begin with "Simon says"
Ignore commands that don't start with "Simon says"

Remind the students that they should only perform the action if the command starts with 'Simon says'. For example, if you say 'Simon says touch your nose', they should touch their nose. But if you just say 'Touch your nose' without 'Simon says' at the beginning, they should not do the action.

Teacher Notes

Simon says touch your nose.
Simon says clap your hands.
Simon says hop on one foot.
Simon says wave your hand.
Simon says pat your head.
Simon says turn around.
Simon says jump up and down.
Simon says touch your toes.
Simon says stand on one foot.
Simon says blink your eyes.
Simon says march in place.
Simon says put your hands on your hips.
Simon says shake your head.
Simon says pretend to swim.
Simon says sit down.
Simon says stand up.
Simon says wiggle your fingers.
Simon says stomp your feet.
Simon says hug yourself.
Simon says make a funny face.
Simon says hop like a bunny.
Simon says act like a robot.
Simon says pretend to swim.
Simon says crawl like a crab.
Simon says roar like a lion.
Simon says jump like a kangaroo.
Simon says tiptoe quietly.
Simon says stretch like a cat.
Simon says flap your arms like a bird.
Simon says march like a soldier.
Simon says shake your whole body.
Simon says pretend to ride a horse.
Simon says freeze like a statue.
Simon says pretend to catch a ball.
Simon says act like you're blowing up a balloon.
Simon says spin around slowly.
Simon says pretend to be a tree swaying in the wind.
Simon says walk like a dinosaur.
Simon says pretend to be a superhero.
Simon says act like you're riding a bike.

2 - Digital Pattern game

Play the following game on the interactive whiteboard.

The aim of the game is to encourage the students to notice patterns and sequences.

3 - Data Detectives (Animals)

Now try it with animals!

4 - Data Detectives (Numbers)

Now try putting the numbers in the right order.

5 - Data Detectives (Letters)

Now try putting the letters in the right order.

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