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Recognising Repeating Patterns

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Recognising Repeating Patterns

Colourful repeating pattern with shapes and objects

🔍 Part 1: Finding the Repeating Unit

1. Look at this pattern: 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵

What is the repeating unit? Circle the correct answer:

🔴 🔵

🔴 🔵 🔴

🔵 🔴

2. Look at this pattern: ⭐ ⭐ 🌙 ⭐ ⭐ 🌙 ⭐ ⭐ 🌙

What comes next in the pattern?

🌙

⭐ ⭐

3. Look at this pattern: 🔺 ⬜ 🔴 🔺 ⬜ 🔴 🔺 ⬜

What should come next?

🔺

🔴

4. Which of these is a repeating pattern? Tick all that apply:

🍎 🍌 🍎 🍌 🍎 🍌

🐶 🐱 🐰 🐸 🐭

💚 💛 💚 💛 💚 💛

🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈

✏️ Part 2: Creating and Describing Patterns

5. Complete this pattern by drawing what comes next:

🌸 🌿 🌿 🌸 🌿 🌿 🌸 _____ _____

6. Look at this pattern: A B B A B B A B B

Describe the repeating unit in words:

7. Create your own repeating pattern using the shapes below. Draw at least 6 shapes:

Use these shapes: ○ □ △

8. Explain your pattern from question 7. What is the repeating unit?

🎨 Part 3: Patterns Around Us

9. Think of a place where you might see repeating patterns. Write or draw your idea:
10. Look at this colour pattern: Red, Blue, Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow

If this pattern continued, what would be the 10th colour?

The 10th colour would be: ________________

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