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Shape Pattern Rules

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Shape Pattern Rules

Colourful geometric shapes in patterns

🔍 Part 1: Spot the Pattern

1. Look at this pattern: ⬜ 🔺 ⬜ 🔺 ⬜ _____

What comes next?

🔺

🔴

2. Which of these is a repeating pattern?

🔴 🔺 🔴 🔺 🔴

🔺 🔺 ⬜ 🔴 🔺

⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ ⬜

3. Look at this pattern: 🟦 🔴 🔴 🟦 🔴 🔴 🟦 _____

What comes next?

🟦

🔴

🔺

✏️ Part 2: Pattern Rules

4. Look at this pattern: 🔺 ⬜ 🔺 ⬜ 🔺 ⬜

What is the rule? The rule is: _____________ then _____________

5. Continue this pattern by drawing the next 3 shapes:

🔴 🟦 🔺 🔴 🟦 🔺 🔴 ___ ___ ___

6. Explain why this is NOT a good pattern:

🔺 ⬜ 🔺 🔺 ⬜ 🔴

🎨 Part 3: Create Your Own Pattern

7. Draw your own repeating pattern using circles, squares and triangles:
8. Write the rule for your pattern:

My pattern rule is: ________________________________

9. Could your pattern continue forever? Explain why or why not:

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