GRADE 1 · ALBERTAOUTCOME AB-G1-1P1
L2 · Extending a pattern: what comes next
Learning goal
“I can keep a pattern going. I can say what comes next.”
Extend — to keep a pattern going.
Next — the part that comes right after.
After — following; the one that comes later.
Worked example
Pattern: red, blue, red, blue, red, ___. Step 1: Find the core: red, blue. Step 2: Walk the core over the pattern: red, blue - red, blue - red, ... Step 3: The next spot is the core's second part: blue. Say it: the next part is blue. Say it plainly: do not guess. Walk the core, one part at a time.
Check yourself — explain it
How do you find what comes next?
Paired problem — example still visible
Pattern: big, small, big, small, big, ___. What comes next? -> Small
Faded completion — last step is yours
"Pattern: 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, ___. The core is 1, 2. The next number is ___." -> 2
Ready to practise?
8 scored questions with a 3-rung hint ladder. Mastery needs 7/8 plus both gate questions.