Repeating patterns
Name: _____________________ Date: __________
Show your thinking with numbers, words, or a drawing.
1. What shape comes next in the pattern?
2. What shape comes next in the pattern?
3. What shape comes next in the pattern?
4. What shape comes next in the pattern?
5. What shape comes next in the pattern?
Answer key ยท Repeating patterns
1. green diamond
The part that repeats is: green diamond, red circle.
The last shape shown is a red circle, which is shape 2 of the repeat.
A new repeat starts, so the next shape is a green diamond.
2. red circle
The part that repeats is: red circle, purple star.
The last shape shown is a purple star, which is shape 2 of the repeat.
A new repeat starts, so the next shape is a red circle.
3. purple star
The part that repeats is: yellow triangle, purple star.
The last shape shown is a yellow triangle, which is shape 1 of the repeat.
The next shape is shape 2 of the repeat: a purple star.
4. blue square
The part that repeats is: red circle, blue square.
The last shape shown is a red circle, which is shape 1 of the repeat.
The next shape is shape 2 of the repeat: a blue square.
5. purple star
The part that repeats is: purple star, red circle.
The last shape shown is a red circle, which is shape 2 of the repeat.
A new repeat starts, so the next shape is a purple star.
Try it together
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