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Exploring Repeating Patterns

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Exploring Repeating Patterns

Harper and Layla are decorating the surf lifesaving club for a beach day. Look for the part that repeats, then solve each pattern. You can draw or write your answers.

Spot the repeating part

A repeating unit is the smallest group that repeats in the same order.

1.The club flag bunting goes: red, blue, red, blue, red, ____. What colour comes next?
  • Red
  • Blue
  • Yellow
2.Which row repeats in the same order?
  • Shell, towel, hat, bucket
  • Towel, hat, towel, hat, towel
  • Bucket, ball, towel, hat
3.Layla spots this pattern on a beach towel: sun, wave, wave, sun, wave, wave, ____. What picture comes next?
4.In the pattern: whistle, flag, flag, whistle, flag, flag, what is the repeating unit?

Continue and repair

Check the order carefully. A pattern keeps repeating its unit without changing it.

5.Continue the pattern with the next three shapes: triangle, circle, triangle, circle, ____, ____, ____.
6.A row of beach buckets should go: red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, blue. One bucket is the wrong colour: red, yellow, blue, red, yellow, green, red, yellow, blue. Which colour should replace green?
7.Harper lays out number cards: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, , . Write the two missing numbers.
8.True or false? In a repeating pattern, the repeating unit must always have exactly two things.
TrueFalse

Make a pattern

Now you are the pattern designer. Make sure your repeating unit can be spotted.

9.Create a repeating pattern using only circles and squares. Draw or write at least three repeats of your unit.
10.Make a repeating pattern with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Write six numbers and underline the repeating unit.

3 printable pages

  • Exploring Repeating Patterns, page 1 of 3: Spot the repeating part

    Page 1

  • Exploring Repeating Patterns, page 2 of 3: Continue and repair, Make a pattern

    Page 2

  • Exploring Repeating Patterns, page 3 of 3: 10. Make a repeating pattern with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Write six numbers and

    Page 3

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