What’s the Rule?
Shape It Up!
Patterns
100

The pattern is 5, 10, 15, 20, __. What is the rule?

Add 5 each time

100

If a pattern goes circle, square, circle, square, what comes next?

Circle

100

The pattern repeats every 3 shapes: ⚫🔺⬜⚫🔺⬜. What shape will be in position 9?

⚫

200

Start with 2 and use the rule multiply by 5. What are the next 3 numbers?

10, 50, 250

200

A shape pattern goes triangle, square, pentagon, triangle, square, pentagon. What’s the rule?

triangle, square, pentagon

200

A pattern starts at 2. Each number is 3 more than the one before. What is the 6th number in the pattern?

17

300

A pattern starts at 100 and goes down by 10. What will the 5th number be?

60

300

In Myer’s pattern, the triangle appears only in even-numbered spots. Which numbered spots will have triangles?

2, 4, 6, 8, 10

300

Start at 5. Multiply by 2, then subtract 1 to find the next number. What are the first four numbers?

5, 9, 17, 33

400

If the rule is subtract 9 and the starting number is 50, what are the first 4 terms?

50, 41, 32, 23, 14

400

If spot 24 has a triangle, what might the rule be?

Every even number shows a triangle

400

The rule is “Add 5 each time.” The pattern is 5, 10, 15, 20. What’s one feature that’s not in the rule?

All numbers are multiples of 5

500

A pattern increases by 6 each time starting at 6. What is the 30th term?

180

500

Create your own repeating shape pattern and describe the rule in words.

Create your own repeating shape pattern and describe the rule in words.

500

A number pattern starts with the number 3. The rule is to multiply by 4. 

Decide if 7, 12, 24, 48 are going to be part of the pattern. 

7: no

12: yes

24: no

48: yes