Increasing Patterns

Strand: Patterns and Relations
Outcome: 2

Step 1: Identify Outcomes to Address

Guiding Questions

What do I want my students to learn?
What can my students currently understand and do?
What do I want my students to understand and be able to do, based on the Big Ideas and specific outcomes in the program of studies?

See Sequence of Outcomes from the Program of Studies

Strand: Patterns and Relations

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Specific Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of repeating patterns (two to four elements) by:

describing
reproducing
extending
creating

patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.

Specific Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of increasing patterns by:

describing
reproducing
extending
creating

numerical (numbers to 100) and non‑numerical patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.

Specific Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of increasing patterns by:

describing
extending
comparing
creating

numerical (numbers to 1000) and non‑numerical patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.

Demonstrate an understanding of decreasing patterns by:

describing
extending
comparing
creating numerical (numbers to 1000) and non-numerical patterns using manipulatives, diagrams, sounds and actions.

Big Ideas

Mathematics is often referred to as the science of patterns. Patterns permeate every aspect of mathematics. The brain is a pattern seeker, so the development of students' abilities to recognize, analyze and generally become proficient pattern seekers will not only pave the way for their success in mathematics, but in all learning.

There are patterns that do not repeat, but increase, so the pattern does not lie in a repeated core, but in the manner the pattern grows, that is, the relationship between the steps.
Patterns can be seen widely in the environment, actions, behaviours, direction or orientation, sound, art, nature, songs, music, math, stories and poems.
Patterns can be expressed in a variety of ways. They can be translated from one mode to another.
Pattern relationships can be described by a pattern rule.