<p>Title of Book: Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom Author: Stuart J. Murphy Publisher/Year: Harper Collins Publishers/2000 ISBN: 978-0-06-446728-5</p><p>Grade Levels for Recommended Use: 1st Grade </p><p>TEKS: 4.1 Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. The student uses repeating patterns and additive patterns to make predictions. The student is expected to identify, describe, and extend concrete and pictorial patterns in order to make predictions and solve problems.</p><p>Brief Summary: Molly yearns to play with her older brother Kevin’s red, blue, and yellow cars. Unfortunately, her family tells her that she is too young to play with these. Kevin has the cars displayed on a shelf in a specific pattern. As soon as Kevin leaves the room, Molly begins to play with the cars. Her parents tell her that she must put the cars back exactly the way she found them. Molly creates several patterns until she finally discovers the pattern that Kevin had created and was able to put the cars back exactly the way she found them. In the end, Molly’s mother decides that she is old enough to play with cars and she presents Molly with her very own set of toy cars.</p><p>Materials needed:  “Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom” book by Stuart J. Murphy  Plastic colored beads (approximately 20 beads for each student)  “Repeating Patterns” worksheet (attached)  Red, yellow, and blue crayons or markers  Bead String (approximately 6 inches of string for each student with a knot tied on one end)</p><p>Suggested Activity: 1. Begin the lesson by reading the book “Beep Beep, Vroom, Vroom?” by Stuart J. Murphy 2. Distribute the “Repeating Patterns” worksheet to each student. 3. Have students complete the worksheet while discussing answers with partners. 4. Discuss answers as a class. 5. Distribute the plastic beads to each student. 6. Have the students carefully examine the beads to create their own pattern. 7. Once the students have created their pattern using the beads, the students will string their patterns onto bead strings. 8. Students will share their pattern bead strings with the class.</p><p>Reference: http://jackie-parsons.suite101.com/teaching-math-patterns-to-young-children-a128383</p><p>Adapted by: Meghan Satterwhite (2011) Name:______</p><p>Repeating Patterns </p><p>Directions: Carefully study the patterns in each pattern set. Use crayons or markers to continue the pattern for each set.</p><p>Pattern 1: </p><p>Pattern 2:</p><p>Pattern 3:</p>