Musical Number Patterns | NZ Maths

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Students develop an understanding that patterns consist of repeating elements or groups of elements, are predictable and can be represented in different forms.

Teacher notes

Students use a counting rule to record a number pattern on a number line
Students listen to the sound pattern created by the sequence of numbers on the line
The structure of the rules is: 'select a starting number and a 'count by' number.
Starting numbers are 0-3 and 'count by' numbers are up to 10.

Learning objects

	Musical number patterns: music maker Students create a rule by selecting a starting number (from 0,1 or 2) and a 'count by' number (up to 10). Up to three number lines and rules can be made and played separately or together. Number line goes up to 36.
	Musical number patterns: musical times Students are presented with a pattern on a number line and required to create a rule for the pattern. The rule format is start at 'n' and count by 2 x 'n'. Students create a second rule using a similar format.