Creating Repeating Patterns

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🔍 Part 1: Pattern Detective

1. Look at this pattern: 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵 🔴 🔵

What comes next?

🔴 (red circle)

🔵 (blue circle)

🟡 (yellow circle)

2. Which of these is a repeating pattern?

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

⭐ ❤️ ⭐ ❤️ ⭐ ❤️

⭐ ❤️ 🔵 ⭐ ❤️

3. Look at this pattern: 🟦 🟨 🟨 🟦 🟨 🟨

What is the repeating unit (the part that repeats)?

🟦 🟨

🟦 🟨 🟨

🟨 🟨

4. Complete this pattern: ⭐ 🔺 ⭐ 🔺 _____ _____

✏️ Part 2: Create Your Own Pattern

5. Draw your own repeating pattern using shapes. Make sure it repeats at least 3 times!

6. Describe the rule for your pattern above. Use this sentence starter:

My pattern is _________________, then _________________, then it repeats.

7. Create a different pattern using colours. You can draw circles and colour them in!

8. What is the repeating unit in your colour pattern?

🎨 Part 3: Pattern Challenge

9. Can you create a pattern using 3 different things? Draw it below:

10. Explain your 3-part pattern rule:

First I use _________________, then I use _________________, then I use _________________, and then it repeats.

11. Look around your classroom. Can you find a repeating pattern? Draw or describe it:

Creating Repeating Patterns

Creating Repeating Patterns

🔍 Part 1: Pattern Detective

✏️ Part 2: Create Your Own Pattern

🎨 Part 3: Pattern Challenge

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