Growing and Shrinking Patterns
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Objective
I can identify, describe, extend, and create growing and shrinking patterns using different ways to show them, like number lines and tables.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
Scratch Garden · 2:31
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
What is the next color in the pattern: green, yellow, green, yellow, green, yellow, _____?
Extend the following number pattern by two terms: 2, 4, 2, 4, 2, 4, _____, _____
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“What is the next shape in the pattern: circle, square, triangle, circle, square, triangle, circle, square, _____? What is the next number in the pattern: 10, 8, 6, 10, 8, 6, 10, 8, _____? ”
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