A Math Lesson: Incorporating Technology for Kindergarten

I actually did this lesson in my kindergarten classroom with kids around patterns and shapes. I first used the "color patterns" game at the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives website on our SMARTboard, teaching it as a whole class. First kids learned how to pattern using familiar colors using A B A B and A B B A B B patterns, continuing to get more and more difficult as the pages progressed. After using this site for a few days, we switched to allowing them to create patterns of their own using the pattern block virtual manipulatives at the arcytech.org website. This was a "blank slate" for kids to work independently to create patterns on their laptops. They then could print one of their favorite patterns to take home to show mom and dad. Overall, it was an AWESOME lesson and worked very well for kindergarteners since it was very hands-on, visually stimulating, and interactive. To see the websites I used, go to the Math Lesson section along the left side of this page.