Virginia SOL K.PFA.1

K.PFA.1 is a Standards of Learning standard. These are the knowledge and skills expectations under it.

• K.PFA.1.a

  Identify and describe the core found in repeating patterns.

• K.PFA.1.b

  Extend a repeating pattern by adding at least two complete repetitions of the core to the pattern.

• K.PFA.1.c

  Create and describe a repeating pattern using objects, colors, sounds, movements, or pictures.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students find the smallest chunk that repeats and tell what should come next. They continue the pattern for two full repeats, then make and describe their own.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Given red, blue, blue, red, blue, blue, a student identifies red, blue, blue as the core. The student adds two full repeats and builds another pattern with a clear core.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may call the whole row the core instead of finding the smallest repeating chunk. They may add only the next item rather than two full repeats. Some change the order or add new items while extending the pattern.

04

How to Assess It

Show ★●●★●● followed by six empty boxes. Ask students to circle the core, fill the boxes, and tell what repeats.

1. 01

   Give pairs buttons, cubes, and craft sticks to build a repeating strip, circle its core, and add two more complete repeats.

2. 02

   Show red-blue-blue-red-blue-blue and ask, “What repeats, and how do you know where the repeat begins and ends?”

3. 03

   Play Pattern Detective: reveal one card at a time, then students predict the next three cards and earn a point for explaining.

4. 04

   Examine stripes on socks, wrapping paper, or floor tiles, then sketch one real pattern and mark the part that repeats.

• 4.PFA.1

  The student will identify, describe, extend, and create increasing and decreasing patterns (limited to addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole number...

• 2.PFA.1

  The student will describe, extend, create, and transfer repeating and increasing patterns (limited to addition of whole numbers) using various representations.

• 1.PFA.1

  The student will identify, describe, extend, create, and transfer repeating patterns and increasing patterns using various representations.

• 3.PFA.1

  The student will identify, describe, extend, and create increasing and decreasing patterns (limited to addition and subtraction of whole numbers), including tho...