BOOKS Action Math: Patterns by Ivan Bulloch. New York, NY: Two-Can Publishers, 2002. Arabic Geometrical Pattern and Design by Jules Bourgoin. New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1973. Beach Patterns: The World of Sea and Sand by Stella Snead. Barre, MA: Barre Publishing, 1975. By Nature's Design by Pat Murphy. Vancouver, B.C: Raincoast Books, 1993. Forms and Patterns in Nature by Wolf Strache. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1973. Kente Colors by Deborah M. Newton Chocolate. New York, NY: Walker and Company, 1996. Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes: Patterns in Nature by Stephen R. Swinburne. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 1998. Math For Fun: Discovering Patterns by Andrew King and Tony Kenyon. Brookfield, CN: Copper Beech Books, 1998. Math in Science and Nature: Finding Patterns in the World Around Us by Robert Gardner. New York, NY: Franklin Watts, 1994. Nature's Paintbrush: The Colors and Patterns Around You by Susan Stockdale. New York, NY: Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 1999. On the Surface of Things by Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1997. Once Upon a Gems Guide: Connecting Young People's Literature to Great Explorations in Math and Science by Lawrence Hall of Science. Berkeley, CA: University of California, 2000. Patchwork Patterns by Jinny Beyer. McLean, VA: EPM Publications, 1979. Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature by Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992. The Nature and Science of Patterns by Jane Burton and Kim Taylor. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1998. The Spider Weaver: A Legend of Kente Cloth by Margaret Musgrove. New York, NY: Blue Sky Press, 2001. What's Next, Nina? (Math Matters) by Sue Kassirer and Page Eastburn. New York, NY: Kane Press, 2001. SELECTED WEBSITES Investigating Patterns: Symmetry and Tesselations http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/jbsymteslk.htm A rich website full of ideas and links for hands-on investigations of symmetry and pattern. Written by Jill Britton, author of several activity books exploring tessellations. Edu-Orchard: Math http://www.edu-orchard.net Edu-Orchard bridges the gap between the latest "Patterns" research and the best activities. The Math Forum: Symmetry of Rugs and Pattern-making Activities http://forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/rugs/resources/act/classroom.html Presents pattern definitions and activities through the symmetry of Oriental Carpets. Eisenhower Regional Consortium: K-8 Building Blocks http://http://www.edvantia.org/ Developed for the Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education at AEL, K-8 Building Blocks for Algebra: Patterns, Functions and Relationships. Dr. Margo Lynn Mankus: Pattern Blocks and Fractions http://www.iso.gmu.edu/~mmankus/PBlocks/pbact/other.htm Using pattern blocks, kids explore tessellations, fractions and symmetry.

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