Practice finding rules and continuing patterns made with shapes, colors, and positions.
Read each problem carefully. Look for what repeats or changes. Show your work in the space provided.
Find, describe, and continue repeating patterns
Math - Grade 2-3
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Look at the pattern: red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square, red circle. What comes next?
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Look at the pattern: triangle, triangle, star, triangle, triangle, star. What are the next three shapes?
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Look at the color pattern: green, yellow, yellow, green, yellow, yellow. What color comes next?
- 4
Maya makes this pattern with blocks: small red square, large red square, small red square, large red square. What is the rule?
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Continue the pattern by writing the next four items: blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle, blue circle, blue circle, orange triangle.
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Look at the pattern: red heart, yellow star, green heart, red heart, yellow star, green heart. What is the repeating unit?
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A pattern starts with square, circle, circle, square, circle, circle. Which shape is in the 9th place?
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Find the missing item: purple triangle, purple square, purple triangle, blank, purple triangle, purple square.
- 9
Look at the pattern: red, blue, green, red, blue, green, red. What are the next two colors?
- 10
Sam draws this shape pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle. If he keeps going, what shape will be in the 10th place?
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Choose the pattern that follows the rule 'red circle, then two blue squares': A: red circle, blue square, blue square, red circle, blue square, blue square. B: red circle, blue square, red circle, blue square, blue square, red circle.
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Look at the growing pattern: 1 star, 2 stars, 3 stars, 4 stars. How many stars should be in the next group?
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A bracelet has beads in this order: pink, white, pink, white, pink, white. If the 7th bead is added, what color should it be?
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Look at the pattern: yellow hexagon, green hexagon, green hexagon, yellow hexagon, green hexagon, green hexagon. What comes after the next yellow hexagon?
- 15
Create your own repeating pattern using two shapes and two colors. Write at least six items and explain the rule.