Repeating & Growing Patterns

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What is a repeating pattern?

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A repeating pattern is a sequence of shapes, colors, or numbers that repeats in the same order. For example: red, blue, red, blue.

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What is a growing pattern?

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A growing pattern is a sequence where the elements increase or change in a specific way. For example: 1, 2, 3, 4 (the numbers grow by 1 each time).

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Identify this pattern: circle, square, circle, square.

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This is a repeating pattern.

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Identify this pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8.

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This is a growing pattern.

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What comes next in the pattern: A, B, A, B?

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The next is A (this is a repeating pattern).

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What comes next in the pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20?

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The next is 25 (this is a growing pattern, increasing by 5).

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How can you tell if a pattern is repeating?

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A pattern is repeating if the same sequence of elements appears again and again.

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How can you tell if a pattern is growing?

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A pattern is growing if each element increases or changes in a consistent way.

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What is an example of a repeating pattern using colors?

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Red, green, red, green is a repeating pattern.

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What is an example of a growing pattern using numbers?

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1, 3, 5, 7 is a growing pattern (increasing by 2).