Maths through patterns in the garden 

Brick Walls

§         Can you copy the pattern with your lego? 

§         Can you see any other brick patterns?

§         Why do you think they arrange the bricks like that?

Flowers

§         Sometimes summer bedding is planted out in regular patterns. Ask children if they can see a pattern, explain it and tell you what will come next.

§         Sunflowers have a great pattern in their seed head. Do any other flowers have patterns like this?

Maths words that you might be able to use:  Shape, arrange, regular, pattern, surface, flat, round, curved, rectangular face, repeating pattern, position, before, after, next.