Pattern Vocabulary
What is the smallest part of the pattern that repeats?
Core
A B C A B C A B C A B C
A B C
2, 4, 6, 8, __
10
10, 8, 6, 4, ___
2
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Start at 2. Add 2.
Term
😃 🥳 🥳 😀 🥳 🥳
😀 🥳 🥳
10, 13, 16, 19, ___
21
90, 80, 70, 60, ___
50
10, 15, 20, 25, 30.
Start at 10. Add 5.
The description of a pattern.
Pattern Rule
☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾
☽☾
50, 55, 60, 65, ___
70
20, 16, 12, 8, ___
4
12, 9, 6, 3, 0.
Start at 12. Subtract 3.
A Repeating Pattern
❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎
❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎
12, 16, 20, 24, ___
28
43, 33, 23, 13, ___
3
22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12.
Start at 22. Subtract 2.
A pattern that increases each time.
Growing Pattern
😎 😉 😜 🤠 😎 😉 😜 🤠
😎 😉 😜 🤠
21, 31, 41, 51, ____
61
30, 25, 20, 15, ___
10
50, 45, 40, 35, 30.
Start at 50. Subtract 5.