Learning Activity

Banana Banana Meatball: Pattern Math

Subject Area

Mathematics
Arts Education

Grade(s)

4

Overview

In this activity, students will visit the GoNoodle website and learn a catchy tune about patterns. Students will then demonstrate their knowledge of patterns by collaboratively creating and designing their own pattern and tune in a Flipgrid post.

This activity was created as a result of the Arts COS Resource Development Summit.

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 4

MA19.4.5

Generate and analyze a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule.

Unpacked Content

UP:MA19.4.5

Vocabulary

  • Generate
  • Rule
  • Pattern
  • Sequence
  • Term
  • Continue
  • Identify
  • Explicit

Knowledge

Students know:
  • Strategies for generating and recording number or shape patterns from a given rule.
  • Strategies for identifying and communicating shape and number patterns.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given a rule.
  • Analyze a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • A pattern is generated from a given rule.
  • The properties of a rule or pattern can be used to extend a pattern.
  • Some features of a given pattern are not explicit in the pattern's rule.
Arts Education (2017) Grade(s): 4 - Media Arts

AE17.MED.4.3

Arrange varied content and components to convey purpose and meaning in different media arts productions, applying associated artistic principles.

Unpacked Content

UP:AE17.MED.4.3

Vocabulary

Conceptualize
  • imagine
  • visualize
  • unified ideas
  • theme
  • brainstorm
Original
  • unique
  • synthesize
  • model
Artistic Goals
  • intent
  • message
  • aesthetic
Purpose
  • your "why"
  • intent
Artistic Concepts
  • balance
  • contrast
Elements of Design
Principles of Media Arts
Elements of Design
Figurative Language
  • analogy

Essential Questions

EU: The forming, integration, and refinement of aesthetic components, principles and processes creates purpose, meaning and artistic quality in media artwork.
EQ: What is required to produce a media artwork that conveys purpose, meaning, and artistic quality? How do media artists improve/refine their work?

Skills Examples

  • Brainstorm with a group and list many, varied, and unusual ideas for a class media arts project. Use a storyboard to capture and organize ideas.
  • In a group and after brainstorming choose one idea and create a plan and/or model for a media arts production that meet the group's artistic goals. Challenge the model by getting feedback from classmates and revise the storyboard.
  • After researching choose many and varied images and l for a media arts production that convey a chosen purpose. Images and sounds will use balance and contrast.
  • Refine a media arts project to address a chosen purpose, communicating through metaphor.

Anchor Standards

Anchor Standard 3: Refine and complete artistic work.

Phase

After/Explain/Elaborate
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

Students will use the media app Flipgrid to demonstrate how to generate or analyze a pattern that follows a given rule.

Students will collaboratively create an original pattern including numbers, shapes, sound words, or pictures that follows a given rule and set it to music with their own original tune.

Activity Details

This learning activity will be best if used after teaching a lesson on number and shape patterns.

Visit the GoNoodle Website and show the students the following video:  Banana Banana Meatball. Allow the students to stand beside their desks and sing and dance along with the video.  

After viewing the video, place students into groups (three per group) and challenge them to create their own original pattern along with a tune to describe their pattern. Students may create a number, picture, shape, or word pattern. Students will use the Flipgrid app as a presentation tool to present and record their creation for classroom viewing.  

Assessment Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Students will be assessed on successful completion of their Flipgrid as well as their ability to accurately demonstrate a pattern with an original tune.  

Variation Tips

The patterns could also be created on paper using pencil and students could perform their song holding their patterns in front of the class if devices are unavailable.

Background and Preparation

Background / Preparation

The teacher will need a projector, an interactive whiteboard, and an internet connected computer to play the video. The students will need internet connected devices (one per group of students) with the Flipgrid app already downloaded. Keep in mind, Flipgrid is free, but teachers are limited to only one grid with the free version. GoNoodle is a free website. The teacher will need to create an account for both the Flipgrid app and the GoNoodle website.

Digital Tools / Resources

Go Noodle - Banana Banana Meatball
https://app.gonoodle.com/channels/blazer-fresh/banana-banana-meatball?s=Channel…

Approved Date

Owner (Author)

mgsaboyd
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