Growing Patterns

Front

What is a growing pattern?

Back

A growing pattern is a sequence of shapes or numbers that increases in size or quantity in a regular way.

Front

How does a growing pattern change?

Back

A growing pattern always gets bigger.

Front

If the first figure has 1 triangle, the second has 2, and the third has 3, how many triangles will the fourth figure have?

Back

4 triangles.

Front

If the first figure has 1 circle, the second has 3, and the third has 5, how many circles will the fourth figure have?

Back

7 circles.

Front

What comes next in the pattern: 1, 3, 5, ?

Back

7.

Front

If a pattern starts with 2 counters and adds 2 more each time, how many counters will be in the 5th figure?

Back

10 counters.

Front

What is the next number in the pattern: 2, 4, 6, ?

Back

8.

Front

If a pattern has 5 blocks in the first figure, 7 in the second, and 9 in the third, how many blocks are in the fourth figure?

Back

11 blocks.

Front

What is the rule for the pattern: 1, 2, 4, 8, ?

Back

The rule is to multiply by 2 each time.

Front

If a pattern increases by 3 each time, what is the 6th number if the first number is 3?

Back

18.