Introduce children to patterns, and help them learn to recognise the mathematical rules behind them, describe patterns and create their own, with these ideas from Sheila Ebbutt and Carole Skinner ...

The patterns in language, movement and music may not be immediately obvious but learning to recognise them helps children make sense of the world, says Linda Pound. Human brains love pattern. The ...

• Children stand up to wind a long scarf round and round their neck - carefully, not too tight! • Then they make patterns in the air with a different sort of scarf, made from light, floaty material.