PR-6100IRE Discovering Number Patterns 1

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Number patterns 1 – Discovering Number patterns 

Published by R.I.C. Publications ® 2012 

Copyright © Leanne Burgess 2012 

ISBN 978-1-922116-05-5 

RIC-6100 

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Published by 

R.I.C. Publications ® Pty Ltd 

PO Box 332, Greenwood 

Western Australia 6924 

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CONTENTS 

Making a Pattern.....................................................................................4 

Bead Patterns.........................................................................................5 

Making Patterns with a Partner............................................................. 6–7 

Patterns in the Vegetable Patch................................................................9 

Patterns with Letters and Numbers......................................................... 10 

Making Patterns Longer......................................................................... 11 

Body Patterns....................................................................................... 12 

Patterns in Trousers.............................................................................. 13 

Patterns with Dice................................................................................. 15 

Size Shape Colour............................................................................ 16–18 

Weaving Patterns.................................................................................. 19 

Stained Glass Window........................................................................... 21 

Colourful Patterns................................................................................. 23 


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Making a Pattern 

1 Making a pattern with cubes. 

This is a design. Use cubes to make this design. 

B 

R 

This is a pattern made by using the design placed over and over. 

a Make a pattern with cubes. 

B R B R B R B R B R B R 

The pattern is blue, red, blue, red, blue, red. 

b Colour the pattern above. 

2 Making a pattern with shapes. 

Here is a design using shapes. 

G Y 

R 

This is a pattern using the design … 

G Y R G Y R 

a Colour the pattern and make the pattern with your shapes. 

Look carefully at the pattern. What colour should the last three shapes be to make 

the pattern longer? 

3 Use four shapes to make a design. Show your teacher. 

a Make a pattern using the design. 

b Draw your pattern below. 

Key 

B – blue 

R – red 

G – green 

Y – yellow 


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Bead Patterns 

1 This is a pattern using beads. 

a 

R Y B R Y B 

Colour the pattern. 

b Make the pattern longer by colouring the last three beads. 

The pattern is red, yellow, blue. 

2 Use three coloured beads to make a pattern. 

Show the pattern to your teacher. 

a Colour the pattern beads the same as your pattern. 

b The pattern is: 

3 Choose four coloured beads and make a pattern. 

a Draw your pattern below. 

b The pattern is: 


4 Choose your own coloured beads. 

Make a pattern and then draw your pattern below. 

a The pattern is: 


Making Patterns with a Partner 

Ruler 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

1 Choose four different shapes with your partner. 

a Make a design with your partner. 

b Draw and colour your design. 

2 With your partner, make a pattern using the design. 

Say your design over and over as you make it into a pattern. 

a Draw and colour your pattern. 

b Write about your pattern. 

3 Colour the dotted shapes on page 7. 

Cut out and glue shapes to make a pattern. 

Select from the 

shapes on 

the next page. 


Our pattern is: 


Making Patterns with a Partner – Shapes 

1 Cut out each shape carefully. 




[This is the reverse of the cut-out]

Patterns in the Vegetable Patch 

1 Mr Potts and Mrs Smith are planting their vegetable patch. 

Help them to finish by drawing the missing vegetables. 

a b c 


2 Tell a friend about these patterns. 


Patterns with Letters and Numbers 

This is a design. 

a b c 

This is a pattern made by repeating the design. The pattern is a b c, a b c, … 

a b c a b c a b c a b c a b c 

1 

a Use the letters to make the pattern longer. Say the pattern as you make it. 

a b c a b c a b c 

b This is the same pattern, but a part of the pattern is missing. 

Write the missing letter in the pattern. 

a b c a c a b c b c a c b 

2 Here are some patterns with parts missing. 

Say the patterns to find the missing parts. 

Write the missing part in the space and repeat the pattern one more time. 

a d e m d m e m 

b 

f s p f p s 


d k m s k s m 

c 

1 2 3 . . . 2 3 . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . 

e 5 4 3 5 4 5 3 

f x y z x z y 


Making Patterns Longer 

1 Look at these patterns carefully. Draw the missing parts. Colour the patterns. 


a 

b 

c 

d 


Body Patterns 

1 Make these patterns by moving your body. Make the pattern longer. 

Key 

a 

b 

c 

d 

Clap your 

hands 

2 Your body pattern. 

Stamp 

your feet 

Click your 

fingers 

a Use the key above to draw your own body pattern. 

Show your body pattern to a friend. Practise it together. 

b With a partner, make a new body pattern. 

Draw it below and practise it together. 

Slap your 

knees 



Patterns in Trousers 

1 Talk about the patterns on the clowns’ trousers with a partner. 

Colour each clown. Use the same colour for the clowns who have matching trousers. 

2 Cut out each clown. Play a barrier game with a partner. 

• Make sure you and your partner have ten clowns each. 

• One person makes a pattern using the clowns. 

• Describe your pattern to your partner. (Make sure he or she can’t see!) 

• When your partner is finished, take the barrier away. Are the patterns the same? 

Use your clowns to play 

‘Memory’ with a partner. 





Patterns with Dice 

1 Write the numbers for the second pattern. 

This pattern is: 

1 2 1 2 1 2 

2 Write the numbers for these patterns and draw the next part. 

a 

b 

c 

1 2 1 2 1 2 


3 Make your own dice pattern. Ask a partner to continue the pattern. 


Size Shape Colour 

These are shape patterns. Cut and glue shapes (page 17) to make the patterns longer. 

1 

Large 

The pattern is: Square 

2 

The pattern is: 

3 

Medium Red 

Square 

Small 

Square 

Medium 

Square 

Large Blue 

Triangle 

Large 

Square 

Small 

Triangle 

Medium Blue 

Triangle 

Large 

Square 

Small 

Square 

Small Medium 

Square 

Square 


Draw the pattern using pictures. Describe the pattern using the first letter of each word. 


✁ 

✁ 

Size Shape Colour – Cut-outs 





Weaving Patterns 

1 Cut out the frame carefully. 

2 Fold your square in half. 

3 Cut along the dotted lines and unfold. 

4 Choose two different coloured paper strips. 

5 Your teacher will show you how to weave. 

6 Use sticky tape to fasten the paper at 

the back of the frame. 

7 Discuss the pattern you have made with 

a friend. 





Stained Glass Window 

1 Use crayons or felt-tip pens to make this pattern colourful. 

2 Cut out the pattern. 

3 Use the brush to coat the page with oil. 

4 Display on a window when dry. 





Colourful Patterns 

1 Use coloured pencils to make these patterns interesting. 


2 Draw and colour your own pattern. 


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