📊 Part 1: Pattern Recognition

1. Look at this pattern: 3, 5, 7, 9, ____. Is this pattern growing or shrinking?

Growing

Shrinking

2. What number comes next in the pattern above?

The next number is ______.

3. Look at this pattern: 15, 12, 9, 6, ____. Is this pattern growing or shrinking?

Growing

Shrinking

4. What number comes next in the shrinking pattern above?

The next number is ______.

5. Circle the equation that shows how the pattern 2, 4, 6, 8 grows:

Add 2

Add 3

Subtract 2

✏️ Part 2: Creating Patterns

6. Create your own growing pattern. Start with 4 and add 3 each time:

4, ____, ____, ____, ____

7. Create your own shrinking pattern. Start with 18 and subtract 2 each time:

18, ____, ____, ____, ____

8. Write the addition sentence that describes this growing pattern: 5, 8, 11, 14

9. Compare these two numbers from patterns. Circle the correct word:

Pattern A: 6, 9, 12, 15

Pattern B: 8, 11, 14, 17

The last number in Pattern B is (more / less / equal) than the last number in Pattern A.

10. If triangles = 2, squares = 4, and hexagons = 6, what pattern do these blocks make?

Triangle, Square, Hexagon = 2, 4, 6

This is a _____________ pattern that grows by adding ______.

11. Draw your own pattern using shapes. Give each shape a number value and show if it grows or shrinks:

12. Explain your pattern using math words:

My pattern _____________ by _____________ each time.