Lesson One Patterns & Relationships
Lesson One Patterns & Relationships
Repeating Pattern
● A repeating pattern – a pattern where we make predictions based on the core or
repeating part of a pattern.
The illustration shows a series of shapes: triangle, square, triangle, rhombus, triangle,
square, triangle, rhombus.
● This is an ABAC pattern where A = triangle, B = square, A= triangle, and C =
rhombus.
● There is also an AB pattern where A is large and B is small.
Growing Pattern
● A growing pattern is where we find the next number by adding or multiplying
something by the number before it.
Consider the following example.
● We start at 4 and add 7. We would get 11.
● Then, we add 7 again to the new number and get 18.
● We repeat adding 7 to get a new number every time.
Shrinking Patterns
● A shrinking pattern – a pattern that has a constant decrease from term to term.
For example:
● We start at 99 and subtract 10.
● We would get 89.
● Then, we subtract 10 again from the new number and get 79.
● We repeat subtracting 10 to get a new number every time.
Geometric Patterns
The series of shapes are as follows: one blue square, one green pentagon, one blue
square, two green pentagons, one blue square, and three green pentagons.
It is a ____________ pattern.
Did you notice that the pattern started at 2 and added 2 each time?
● The block of tiles increases by 2 each time. It can be extended by adding two
blocks every time.