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:
They can have many numbers.
Example:

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

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:
unit
unit
unit
What would be the next number added to the next sequence? 6
What would be the next complete sequence?

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.
Growing:
Unit changes every time it repeats.
Adding something to the previous unit.

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

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