🔢 Mathematics · Multiplication & Division

Shape patterns

Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule; identify apparent features of the pattern not explicit in the rule and explain informally why they occur

Typical age: 9–10 years

“If your child is told 'start at 3 and multiply by 2 each time', can they write out the pattern — 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 — and spot any interesting features in how it grows?”

0 / 3 mastered

Explore graph

Needs first

Patterns in Times TablesREQUIRED
Identifying arithmetic patterns feeds into generating and analysing patterns from rules

Unlocks next

Number Pattern RelationshipsREQUIRED
Analysing two patterns extends Y5 single-pattern generation
Linear number sequencesREQUIRED
Linear sequences with negative/decimal steps extends Y5 pattern generation
Reasoning with Equivalences
Generating patterns from rules exercises repeated reasoning and generalisation