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Patterns and Shapes
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Patterns and Shapes
Two children are programming a small robot to build patterns from tiles. Read each challenge carefully. You may use the shape names and draw your own ideas.
Spot the pattern
Look for the part that repeats, or work out how the numbers change.
1.The robot lays tiles in this repeating pattern: circle, triangle, circle, triangle, circle, ____. What shape comes next?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
2.A light pattern flashes: blue, blue, yellow, blue, blue, yellow, blue, ____, ____. Write the next two colours.
3.The robot counts the tiles it has placed: 5, 10, 15, 20, ____. What number comes next?
- 21
- 25
- 30
4.A tile pattern goes: square, square, circle, square, square, circle. Which group is the repeating part?
- Square, circle
- Square, square, circle
- Circle, circle, square
Explore shape clues
Use the clues to think about sides, corners and how shapes are alike or different.
5.A square tile has four equal sides and four corners. True or false: a square has more corners than a triangle.
TrueFalse
6.Which shape has three straight sides and three corners?
- Circle
- Triangle
- Square
7.A child sorts shapes into two groups: shapes with straight sides and shapes with no straight sides. Which group does a circle belong in?
8.Match each shape to its number of corners.
- Triangle
- Square
- Circle
- 4 corners
- 3 corners
- 0 corners
Build and explain
Now design a pattern of your own and explain how it works.
9.The robot starts a pattern: square, triangle, star, square, triangle, star, , . Fill in the next two shapes.
10.Draw a repeating pattern using at least two different shapes. Show the repeating part at least twice.
11.Create a number pattern that starts at 3 and increases by 2 each time. Write the first five numbers.
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