Math · Stage 2
Repeating patterns: predict a later term
Find the little chunk that keeps repeating, then jump ahead to say what the 7th, 10th — even the 100th — one will be.
✦ Math📘 Stage 2 · S2⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 6–7★ Free to start
I can continue and use a repeating pattern to predict a later term.
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Kavi's Pattern Fence 🪵
Kavi walks past a fence painted 🔺🔵🔺🔵… on and on! "The little chunk that keeps coming back is 🔺🔵 — that's the core," hoots Kavi. "Once I know the core, I don't have to count every post. I can jump ahead and tell you the 10th post is 🔵 — because every even post is blue!"
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What your child will learn
1Meet the pieces of the coreA repeating pattern is built from a few shapes that come back in the same order again and again. Tap each shape to hear its name — these are the pieces Kavi will repeat.
2The core has a length — count itHere the core is 3 long: 🔺 ⬛ ● then it starts over. The bright numbers show every spot where the pattern starts the core again — positions 1, 4, 7, 10.
3Jump to a later termAn AB pattern has a core of 2: ● ⬛ ● ⬛ … The bright numbers are the odd positions — those are all the first shape (●). The dim ones are even — all the second shape (⬛).
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A peek inside
The fence repeats ● ⬛ ● ⬛ … What is the 7th post?
core is ● ⬛ (length 2). 7 is odd → the first shape
Try this at home: Continue the pattern: 🔺 ⬛ 🔺 ⬛ __ __
Part of Math · Stage 2 · S2 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.