Pattern Practice
What picture comes next in each sequence?
Goal:
Goal:
Do you remember what a pattern is?
A pattern is a sequence of things or a repeated design. Patterns usually follow a common rule.
For example, look at these patterns:
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Here is the pattern in the top sequence:
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green circle, blue triangle, green circle, blue triangle, green circle, blue triangle, green circle
What comes next?
blue triangle
What is the pattern in this sequence?
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big smile, toothy smile, big smile, toothy smile, big smile, toothy smile
What comes next?
big smile
What about this pattern?
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What comes next?
blue diamond
Terrific! You remember how to make a pattern.