General Math: Booklet 2

General Math: Booklet 2 – Patterns, Logic, and Problem Solving from Pattern Press helps students strengthen mathematical thinking through games, pattern exploration, logical reasoning, and hands-on problem solving activities.

This math curriculum resource includes a 48-page Parent/Teacher Guide and a 44-page Student Workbook designed to help students notice relationships, organize information, compare patterns, and think more flexibly about numbers and operations. Lessons encourage children to investigate ideas, discuss observations, and develop confidence as mathematical thinkers.

Instead of focusing only on computation, this booklet nurtures the deeper thinking skills that support long-term success in arithmetic, algebra, and problem solving. Students work with patterns, sorting, number relationships, arrays, and logic-based activities that make math interactive, visual, and meaningful.

The Parent/Teacher Guide includes lesson instructions, games, sample dialogues, teaching support, and the Answer Key. The Student Workbook provides practice pages and activities that reinforce concepts through active participation and discovery.

Topics included in this booklet:

• Beginning and Recording Patterns
• Sorting
• Even and Odd
• What’s My Rule? Game
• Number Patterns
• Number Lines
• Comparing
• Commutative Property of Addition
• Families of Facts
• Array Patterns
• Answer Key

Also included:

• Foreword by Professor Michael Butler
• Introduction
• Free Exploration
• A Guideline to the Lessons
• Farm School Math Notes
• Teaching Techniques
• Arithmetic Conventions
• Materials and Resources

Core Learning Skills:

• Strengthening logical reasoning and mathematical thinking
• Recognizing and extending visual and numerical patterns
• Building problem-solving confidence through games and exploration
• Developing flexible thinking with numbers and operations
• Understanding relationships between numbers and patterns
• Exploring even and odd concepts through hands-on activities
• Strengthening early algebraic thinking skills
• Building organization and classification skills through sorting
• Connecting arrays and patterns to arithmetic concepts
• Encouraging mathematical discussion and discovery learning

Perfect for:

• Homeschool math curriculum
• Classroom teachers using hands-on math instruction
• Charter school enrichment and curriculum support
• Students who enjoy games and visual learning