When we look for patterns, we notice what changes and what stays the same from one picture to the next. Drawing or building the pattern helps us think about what comes next.

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What Comes Next?

Circles & Triangles

What do you notice?

What do you wonder?

What comes next?

Show or tell what the next few pictures look like. Describe how you know.

I wonder:

• When will there be no triangles? Then what happens?

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What Comes Next?

3-D Shapes

What do you notice?

What do you wonder?

What comes next?

Show or tell what the next few shapes look like. Describe how you know.

Challenge:  What do you think the 10th picture would look like?

I wonder:

• What will the next yellow shape look like? Can it be anything with 6 faces?

• Do the yellow shapes ever start over from the beginning?

• Does the size of the cylinder or rectangular prism matter?