Repeating Patterns
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Exercise Patterns Patterns in Music
Get some exercise while practicing your repeating Explore creating your own music patterns using an
patterns by joining in with this Jack Hartmann video. instrument at home or this virtual keyboard.
Now try your own! Make up a pattern and create What patterns can you make? Which ones sounded
your own video. Post it on Teams. nice? Which ones did not?
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Pattern Videos
Watch the following video to learn how to extend and describe a repeating pattern. You will also learn what
the core of a pattern is and how to describe it with letters.
Repeating Patterns
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Pattern Block Patterns Patterning Check in
Use this online tool to create some patterns using How are things going so far? Fill out this Microsoft
pattern blocks. Form to see how you are doing with repeating
patterns.
Create examples of the following patterns. Submit
screen shots on Teams.
- ABC
- ABCC
- ABAC
Increasing and Decreasing Patterns
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100s Chart Patterns Squares Upon Squares
What patterns do you notice in your 100s chart? Use Look at this image from Youcubed’s task “Squares
a different colour to colour these patterns: Upon Squares”. How do you see the squares
growing?
- 2, 4, 6, 8, …
- 5, 10, 15, 20, …
Share your ideas on this Padlet.
- 10, 20, 30, …
What do you notice?
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Pattern Videos
Watch the following video to learn what increasing and decreasing patterns are. The video will also discuss
how mathematicians describe these types of patterns.
Increasing and Decreasing Patterns
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Create Your Own Number Pattern Patterning Check in
In your math notebook create three number patterns How are things going so far? Fill out this Microsoft
that either increase or decrease. Describe each one, Form to see how you are doing with increasing and
explaining how it changes. decreasing patterns.
Take one pattern and add it to the poster in class.
Choose one pattern from a friend. Write it in your
math notebook and try to figure out the rule.
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Patterns in Nature and Around Us
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Patterns Everywhere! Mandalas
Listen to the book, “Spotty, Stripey, Swirly” by Jane Look at this image. What patterns do you notice?
Brocket.
Create your own mandala by drawing, using loose
Where can you find patterns in your house? At parts, collecting natural materials from outside or
school? Use this document to record the patterns you with this online tool.
find.
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Pattern Videos
Watch the following video to learn how to extend and describe a repeating pattern:
Nature Patterns
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Nature Pattern Hunt Ready to test your knowledge?
Join us outside for our pattern hunt forest walk. Take Try out this Microsoft Form to show what you’ve
photos of patterns you find in nature. Upload the learned about all types of patterns.
photos to this shared folder:
Patterns in Our Community
