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Recognising Repeating Patterns
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Recognising Repeating Patterns
🔍 Part 1: Spot the Pattern
1. Look at this pattern: 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵
What is the repeating unit?
What is the repeating unit?
🔴 🔵
🔴 🔵 🔴
🔵 🔴
2. Which pattern shows: triangle, circle, triangle, circle?
△ ○ △ ○ △
△ △ ○ ○ △
○ △ ○ △ ○
3. Look at this pattern: 🟨 🟩 🟦 🟨 🟩 🟦
What comes next?
What comes next?
🟨
🟩
🟦
4. Which of these are repeating patterns? (Tick all that apply)
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
🔺 🔻 🔺 🔻 🔺
🟪 🟨 🟪 🟨 🟪
🔴 🟢 🔵 🟡 🟣
✏️ Part 2: Complete the Patterns
5. Complete this pattern by drawing the missing shapes:
○ □ ○ □ ○ _____ _____ _____
○ □ ○ □ ○ _____ _____ _____
6. Create your own repeating pattern using the letters A and B:
Start here: A B _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Start here: A B _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
7. Look at this pattern: 🍎 🍌 🍎 🍌 🍎 🍌
Describe the repeating unit in words:
Describe the repeating unit in words:
8. Draw your own repeating pattern using shapes or colours:
🌟 Part 3: Pattern Challenge
9. This pattern has 3 parts that repeat: 🔴 🔵 🟡 🔴 🔵 🟡
What would be the 10th shape in this pattern?
What would be the 10th shape in this pattern?
🔴
🔵
🟡
10. Can you find repeating patterns around your home or classroom?
Draw or describe one pattern you found:
Draw or describe one pattern you found:
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