Lesson 88: Number patterns

You will use objects and numbers to make your own patterns. Then you use the tracing pad to write the most important pattern words.

1. Make a repeating pattern: Use two colors of blocks (for example, red and blue). Make a pattern like red, blue, red, blue, red, blue. Say the pattern out loud.
2. Turn it into a number pattern: Put a 2 card under red and a 4 card under blue. Read it as 2, 4, 2, 4, …
3. Make a growing pattern: On your number line, choose 3 or 4 numbers that grow by the same amount, like 3, 5, 7, 9 (grow by 2) or 5, 10, 15, 20 (grow by 5).
4. Say the rule: Point to your growing pattern and tell a helper what you did each time (for example, “I skip by 2” or “I count by 5”).
5. Write in your notebook: Copy one repeating pattern and one growing pattern using numbers.
6. Use the tracing pad: Choose two or three words or numbers from the list (like pattern, next, rule, or 2, 4, 6, 8) and trace them on the pad.
7. Add a tiny picture: Next to the word pattern, draw a very short number pattern like “2, 4, 6”. Circle the number that should come next.