Identify growing patterns

A growing pattern is an ordered sequence of quantities, shapes, or arrangements in which each successive term increases by the same small whole-number amount. The learner identifies and describes this additive change, represents it with drawings or numerals, and predicts the next term, typically within familiar small-number ranges; multiplicative growth, algebraic rules, and formal generalizations of the pattern are beyond this level.

Detailed Explanation: Identify growing patterns

A growing pattern gets bigger by the same number each time.

Look at this pattern:

Term 1: ●● = $2$
Term 2: ●●●● = $4$
Term 3: ●●●●●● = $6$

Step 1: Count each group.
The numbers are $2$ , $4$ , and $6$ .

Step 2: Compare two groups next to each other.
From $2$ to $4$ , the pattern grows by $2$ .
From $4$ to $6$ , it also grows by $2$ .

So, the pattern adds $2$ each time.

Step 3: Draw and count the next group.
Add $2$ dots to $6$ :

●●●●●● + ●● = ●●●●●●●●

There are $8$ dots.

The next term is $8$ .

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Identify growing patterns

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