1. Repeating and Growing Patterns

2. What is a repeating Pattern? • Definition: • The same grouping over and over. • The pattern never changes. • The pattern can have` long or short units. • The pattern can include any items such as… • numbers, shapes, or colors.

3. Repeating Number Patterns • Repeating patterns can be number patterns. • They can have as little as one number. • Example: 1 1 1 1 1 • They can have many numbers. • Example: 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4

4. Repeating shape pattern • They can consist of one shape in a unit. • Example: • They can contain many shapes in a unit. • Example:

5. Repeating Color Patterns • Repeating patterns can be color patterns. • The same color sequence repeats itself as a unit. • Examples:

6. What is a growing pattern? • Definition: • A pattern that increases with every new unit by adding something to the pattern. • Can occur anywhere: • Nature • Classroom • Art

7. Growing Number Pattern • In growing number patterns: • A new number is added to the previously existing unit. • Example: • 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 unit unit unit

8. Growing Shape Pattern • In growing shape patterns: • A new shape is added every unit. • Shapes can be harder than numbers. • Example: unit unit

9. Growing Color Pattern • In growing color patterns: • A new color is added to every unit. • Example: unit unit unit

10. Difference between repeating and growing pattern • Unit repeats and remains the same. • Never add anything to the pattern. • Repeating: • Growing: • Unit changes every time it repeats. • Adding something to the previous unit.

11. Problem #1 • Pattern: • #1:What pattern is this? • Repeating shape pattern! • #2:What shapes complete the last unit?

12. Problem #2 • Pattern: • #1:What pattern is this? • Growing color pattern! • #2:Label the squares to continue the pattern.

13. Make your own patterns • Create your own repeating pattern using: • Shapes • Create your own growing pattern • using: • Numbers