A growing pattern is an ordered sequence in which each successive term increases according to a consistent, observable rule, such as adding one or another small whole-number amount. Learners extend patterns represented with objects, drawings, or numerals within familiar quantities, preserving the change from one term to the next rather than merely repeating the last term; formal symbolic formulas and complex generalized rules are not included.
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Detailed Explanation: Extend growing patterns
A growing pattern gets bigger by following the same change each time. Look at how much is added between terms.
Example: What comes next?
- Term 1: ●●
- Term 2: ●●●●
- Term 3: ●●●●●●
- Term 4:
Step 1: Compare the terms.
From to , we add .
From to , we add .
So the rule is add 2 each time.
Step 2: Use the rule on the last term.
Step 3: Check the pattern.
The next group should have dots:
●●●●●●●●
So, the next number is .
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Patterning - Next in Growing Shape Pattern
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- Patterning - Next in Growing Shape Pattern
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- Skip Counting Upward by Tens (Three Missing)
- Skip Counting Upward by 2 - Next 3 in Pattern
- Skip Counting Upward by 5 - Next 3 in Pattern
- Skip Counting Upward by 10 - Next in Pattern
- Skip Counting Upward by Single Digits - Next 3 in Pattern
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