Georgia K.PAR.6.1
The Standard
Create, extend, and describe repeating patterns with numbers and shapes, and explain the rationale for the pattern.
Georgia's K-12 Mathematics Standards · Explain, extend, and create repeating patterns with a repetition, not exceeding 4 and describe patterns involving the passage of time.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students recognize what part of a number or shape sequence repeats. They continue the sequence, make a new one, and explain why each next item fits.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly continue a pattern whose repeating unit has up to four parts. They create their own pattern and point to the repeating unit when explaining what comes next.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may copy the last item instead of repeating the full pattern unit. They may also extend by shape but ignore changes in number, color, or position.
How to Assess It
- Give students the pattern 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, __, __. Ask them to fill the blanks and explain each choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give students shape tiles to build, extend, and label a repeating pattern with a unit of two, three, or four shapes.
Show circle, square, square, circle, square, square, then ask, "What comes next, and how do you know?"
Play Pattern Repair by showing a number pattern with one incorrect card and having partners find and replace it.
Use a weekly calendar to notice repeating school routines, then have students represent one routine with number or shape cards.
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