The Name Game
Lesson 1
Project M3
Awesome Algebra
What will we learn today?
• We will..
– Identify, build, and extend numerical and
letter patterns.
– Recognize and describe patterns verbally.
– Make, explain, and justify generalizations
that seem to always work in particular
situations.
Do you ever scribble when you are
thinking about a problem?
I know a girl named Sarah who
LOVES to write her name over and
over and over when she is thinking or
daydreaming.
SARAHSARAHSA
• What are the next five letters that
Sarah would write? Explain. 
• What would the 18th letter be if Sarah
continues the pattern? Explain. 
Let’s investigate!
When Sarah is working hard on a
problem, she sometimes likes to
scribble her name. Yesterday when
her mom checked on Sarah doing her
homework, she saw what Sarah had
written.
SARAHSARAHSARAHSARAHSARAH
Your Task:
• Think about the answers to the questions
individually.
• Work with a partner to discuss and answer
each question.
Work hard and do your best! 
THINK
DEEPLY!
Respond in your math
journal:
Sarah was really bored one afternoon
and wrote her name 50 times. What
was the 137th letter that Sarah
wrote?
EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING!!
THINK
DEEPLY!
Respond in your math
journal:
Sam also wrote his first name 50 times.
Did Sam write the “S” the same number of
times as Sarah?
Did he write the “A” the same number of
times?
What was the 137th letter that Sam wrote?
EXPLAIN YOUR THINKING!!
It’s your turn!
• Write your own question on an Awesome
Algebra Game Card that is similar to
the ones we just investigated.
• Try them out with a classmate and
revise, if necessary.