Pattern Vocabulary
What is the CORE
Growing Pattern
Shrinking Pattern
What is the RULE
100

What is the smallest part of the pattern that repeats?

Core

100

A B C A B C A B C A B C

A B C

100

2, 4, 6, 8, __

10

100

10, 8, 6, 4, ___

2

100

2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

Start at 2. Add 2.

200
Each piece of a pattern. Also called an element.

Term

200

😃 🥳 🥳 😀 🥳 🥳

😀 🥳 🥳

200

10, 13, 16, 19, ___

21

200

90, 80, 70, 60, ___

50

200

10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

Start at 10. Add 5.

300

The description of a pattern.

Pattern Rule


300

☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾

☽☾

300

50, 55, 60, 65, ___

70

300

20, 16, 12, 8, ___

4

300

12, 9, 6, 3, 0.

Start at 12. Subtract 3. 

400
What is a pattern that repeats over and over.

A Repeating Pattern

400

❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎ 

❤︎ ❤︎ ▶︎ ◀︎

400

12, 16, 20, 24, ___

28

400

43, 33, 23, 13, ___ 

3

400

22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12.

Start at 22. Subtract 2. 

500

A pattern that increases each time.

Growing Pattern

500

😎 😉 😜 🤠 😎 😉 😜 🤠

😎 😉 😜 🤠

500

21, 31, 41, 51, ____

61

500

30, 25, 20, 15, ___

10

500

50, 45, 40, 35, 30. 

Start at 50. Subtract 5.