What Makes a Pattern?
A pattern repeats! Red, blue, red, blue — that is a pattern. Circle, square, circle, square — that is a pattern too. The key is that it keeps going the same way.
Growing Patterns
Some patterns grow bigger: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... or 2, 4, 6, 8... These are growing patterns because each step gets bigger by the same amount.
Patterns in Math
Even addition and multiplication follow patterns! 2, 4, 6, 8 is counting by 2s. 5, 10, 15, 20 is counting by 5s. Spotting patterns makes math much easier!
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Patterns are everywhere!
Stripes on a zebra, petals on a flower, the days of the week — patterns are all around you!