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Find the rule
Look at the difference between two numbers in the pattern.
5, 10, 15, 20 — rule: +5
Patterns
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Patterns
Patterns are sequences with a rule. Find the rule, predict what's next.
🎯 What you'll learn
- ✓Spot the rule
- ✓Continue a pattern
- ✓Skip-count by 2, 5, 10
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Skip-count
Count by 2s: 2, 4, 6, 8. By 5s: 5, 10, 15. By 10s: 10, 20, 30.
🦘 by 2 / 5 / 10
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Shape patterns
Patterns can use shapes too. ▲●▲●▲ next is ●.
▲ ● ▲ ● ▲ ●
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Bigger steps
Patterns can step by 25, 50 or 100. 100, 200, 300, 400 …
100 200 300 400
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Shape-and-colour patterns
Patterns can mix shape and colour: 🔴🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵.
🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵
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Growing patterns
Some patterns get bigger each step. 1, 3, 6, 10, 15… (each adds one more).
+1 +2 +3 +4