Patterning Worksheet
This patterning worksheet has second graders finish repeating and growing patterns, then name each one with a letter code or a rule. An answer key is included for fast, easy checking.
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How to Teach Patterns
Patterns help children see order in numbers, shapes and letters. In second grade, students move past simple AB patterns and start naming the part that repeats, and they also learn that some patterns grow by the same amount each time. This patterning worksheet gives second graders practice with both kinds, so they can explain a pattern instead of just copying it.
About This Worksheet
Part A has three repeating patterns made of shapes, numbers and letters. Students fill in the next two boxes, then give each pattern a letter code such as ABB, ABC or AAB. Every row shows the pattern repeating twice, so there is only one correct answer. Part B has three growing number patterns that count by fives, by hundreds and back by tens. Students write the missing numbers in the boxes and then write the rule, like +5 or -10. The answer key on page two shows every box filled in.
What’s Included
- One 2nd grade patterning worksheet with six pattern rows
- Three repeating patterns with a letter code box for each
- Three growing number patterns with a rule box for each
- A full answer key
Why This Worksheet Helps Kids
First, writing a letter code teaches kids to find the core of a repeating pattern and compare patterns made of very different things. Second, the growing patterns build skip counting by 5s, 10s and 100s within 1,000, a key second grade number skill. Third, naming the rule asks children to explain their thinking, which prepares them for function tables and number patterns in later grades.
Ideas for Teachers and Parents
Before starting, act out a pattern with claps and snaps and ask students to give it a letter code. After the worksheet, invite kids to make a pattern for a partner and trade codes or rules. This patterning worksheet also works well for a math center, homework or a quick review during a unit on 2nd grade patterns.
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