Network Thinking

What You'll Learn

🔗 Let's Think & Play! Wiggle your thinking fingers! 🖐️✨ Today's adventure: understanding networks and connections! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Understanding networks and connections

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Think About This

🧱 Pattern Blocks: Make a pattern with colored blocks. Red-blue-red-blue. Now try a HARDER one: red-red-blue-red-red-blue!

Thinking Steps

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🔍 Search!

Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?

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💡 Ideas!

Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!

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🎯 Choose!

Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?

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🪞 Reflect!

Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too — you learned!

Key Points

Master understanding networks and connections

Apply patterns & systems in real situations

Build habits of patterns & systems

Key Vocabulary

Order

Things arranged from first to last

Repeat

Doing something again and again the same way

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Patterns are everywhere! In your favorite songs, in the seasons, and even in your daily routine! 🎵

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about understanding networks and connections? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Morning→Afternoon→Evening — Repeats?