Investigate and create patterns
This Grade 2 worksheet practices investigate and create patterns (Alberta Patterns 1).
Generated from reviewed Alberta types. Teacher keys distinguish bounded evidence from practice. Activities with supplies or participants are selected separately.
4 problems · answer key on the last page · each version has different numbers · Print from the browser
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- Look at the coloured numbers. Write the next number. Write how the tens and ones digits change. — answer: Next is 57. Tens increase by 1 and ones increase by 1 at each step in this example. Both the next number and the digit changes are required; a number alone is supporting pattern completion.
- Write the next three numbers in this pattern. 111, 105, 99, 93, ▢, ▢, ▢ — answer: 87, 81, 75
- The first step has 7 dots. Make 5 growing steps. Add 1, 2 or 3 dots each time. Write how many you add. — answer: 5 stages start at 7. The child chooses a fixed increase of 1, 2 or 3; every stage has that many more dots. The recorded increase must match every change. The key shows +2, but +1 and +3 are also valid. A changing increase or isolated totals do not count.
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 4 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Grade 2. Alberta: Patterns 1.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
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