Repeating Patterns
What is the smallest part of a pattern that repeats called?
Core
What makes a growing pattern different from a repeating pattern?
It increases or changes each time instead of repeating.
What shape comes next? 🟧🔺🟧🔺🟧🔺
🟧
What is a “term” in a pattern?
Each item or figure in the sequence.
What is the 10th term of the pattern 3, 6, 9, …?
30
What comes next? 🔺🔺⚫🔺🔺⚫
🔺🔺⚫
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 — What is the pattern rule?
Start at 2 add 2 each time.
1, 3, 5, 7, 9 — Is this pattern growing or repeating?
Growing
What does the word “attribute” mean in patterning?
A feature that can change (colour, size, shape, number).
True or False — Patterns can only use numbers.
False
If the core is 🟩🟦🟦, what is the 7th term?
🟩
5, 10, 15, 20 — What is the next term?
25
What pattern is shown on a hundreds chart when you colour multiples of 5?
A vertical pattern
What does it mean to “extend” a pattern?
Continue it by following the rule.
Create a pattern that uses both shapes and numbers
Answers will vary
Create your own repeating pattern using 2 shapes and 2 colours
Answers will vary
How many blocks are in the 6th step if the pattern grows by 3 each time starting with 3?
18
Complete the pattern: 25, 20, 15, 10, ___.
5 (subtract 5 each time)
What does it mean to “describe the pattern rule”?
Say what changes each time.
A pattern grows by 5 each time. If the first term is 10, what is the 7th term?
40
The pattern is 🔺⚫🔺⚫🔺⚫🔺⚫.
If this continues, what will the 10th shape be?
⚫.
A pattern starts with 2. Each time you add 3.
Write the first five terms and tell what the pattern rule is.
2, 5, 8, 11, 14. Rule: Start at 2 and add 3 each time.
Look at the pattern: 🟦 1, 🟩 2, 🟦 3, 🟩 4, 🟦 5.
What two things are changing, and what would come next?
Both colour and number increase by 1. Next: 🟩 6.
Use the word “core” to explain this pattern: 🟨🟧🟨🟧🟨🟧.
The core is 🟨🟧 because that’s the part that repeats over and over.
The pattern goes 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22.
What is the pattern rule, and what number comes next?
Explain how you figured it out.
Each time you add one more than before.
(+2, +3, +4, +5, +6 …)
Next number: 29 (because you add +7 next).
Explanation: The amount added grows by 1 each time.