🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵 🟡 __
Growing pattern: Shapes that repeat in a special way
- Look at the first shapes
- See what shape comes next
- Notice the pattern that repeats
- Keep going with the same pattern
We have: 🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵 🟡
Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue, Yellow...
It goes Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Blue...
After Yellow comes Blue!
🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵
• Look first: See the first shapes
• Same rule: Use the same pattern every time
• Keep going: Use the same pattern to finish
🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 🔵 __
Growing pattern: Shapes that repeat in a special way
We have: 🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 🔵
Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle, Circle...
It goes Triangle, Triangle, Circle, then repeats
After Circle comes Triangle!
🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺
• Look first: See the first shapes
• Same rule: Use the same pattern every time
• Keep going: Use the same pattern to finish
🔴 🟢 🔴 🟢 __
Growing pattern: Shapes that repeat in a special way
We have: 🔴 🟢 🔴 🟢
Red, Green, Red, Green...
It goes Red, Green, Red, Green...
After Green comes Red!
🔴 🟢 🔴 🟢 🔴
• Look first: See the first shapes
• Same rule: Use the same pattern every time
• Keep going: Use the same pattern to finish
Growing Pattern: Shapes or colors that repeat in a special way
Rule: The way to know what comes next
Shape: Something like a circle, square, or triangle
Color: Something red, blue, green, etc.
• Look first: See the first shapes or colors
• Same rule: Use the same pattern every time
• Keep going: Use the same pattern to finish
• Repeat: Do the same thing over and over
- Look: See the first few shapes
- See: What comes next in the pattern
- Check: Make sure it's the same for all shapes
- Use: Keep using the same pattern
- Finish: Fill in all the missing shapes
• Point and say: Point to each shape and say its name
• Changing the rule: Don't use different patterns
• Missing shapes: Don't skip any shapes
• Going backwards: Make sure shapes go forward
• Mistakes: Check your pattern
• Same, same, same: Use the same pattern every time
• Up, up, up: Patterns go forward in growing patterns
• Rule, rule, rule: Remember your pattern rule
• Look, see, go: Look at pattern, see the rule, keep going!
Circle, Square: ⚪ ⬜ ⚪ ⬜ ⚪ ⬜...
Red, Blue: 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵...
Triangle, Circle: 🔺 ⚪ 🔺 ⚪ 🔺 ⚪...
Green, Yellow: 🟢 🟡 🟢 🟡 🟢 🟡...
- Look first: See what shapes are already there
- Find the rule: See what pattern is happening
- Use the rule: Keep using the same pattern
- Check your work: Make sure your answers make sense
- Write clearly: Draw your shapes nicely
• Always repeat: Growing patterns repeat the same shapes
• Same pattern: Use the same shapes every time
• Follow the rule: Each shape follows the last one
• Check your work: Look back to make sure it's right
🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 __
Rule: Blue, Red
Answer: 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵
⬜ ⚪ ⬜ ⚪ __
Rule: Square, Circle
Answer: ⬜ ⚪ ⬜ ⚪ ⬜
🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 __
Rule: Triangle, Triangle, Circle
Answer: 🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 🔵
🟡 🔵 🟢 🟡 🔵 __
Rule: Yellow, Blue, Green
Answer: 🟡 🔵 🟢 🟡 🔵 🟢
Questions & Answers
Question: I don't understand what a growing pattern is. Can you explain it simply?
Answer: A growing pattern is like repeating the same shapes or colors over and over! It's like:
- Starting at 🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵 (yellow, blue, yellow, blue)
- Or starting at 🔺 🔺 🔵 🔺 🔺 🔵 (triangle, triangle, circle...)
Think of it like singing the same song over and over - the same shapes keep coming back!
Question: How do I know what shape comes next? It seems hard!
Answer: It's easier than you think! Just look at the first shapes and see what happens:
In the pattern 🟡 🔵 🟡 🔵... ask: "What comes after yellow?" The answer is blue!
Then ask: "What comes after blue?" The answer is yellow!
So the rule is "yellow, blue, yellow, blue" and you use that same rule for the whole pattern.
Question: What if I make a mistake? Will I get in trouble?
Answer: Never worry about making mistakes! Mistakes help us learn better. Here's what to do:
- Check your answer by looking at the pattern again
- If it doesn't look right, try again
- Ask for help if you need it
- Remember that everyone learns by trying
The most important thing is to keep trying and learning!