Kashef 🌟 Growing Patterns!

Hello my wonderful Grade 5 superstar! 👋

I'm Kashef and today we're exploring Growing Patterns! These are patterns that get bigger (or sometimes smaller) by following a rule. They are the beginning of algebra! We'll find the rule, continue the pattern, and even make our own. Ready to grow some patterns? Let’s go! 🚀

🧠 What is a Growing Pattern?

A growing pattern increases by the same amount each time. We call this the "rule".

2, 5, 8, 11, 14, __

Rule: Add 3 each time → Next is 17

📐 Growing Shape Patterns

Term 1: ●
Term 2: ●●
Term 3: ●●●
Term 4: ●●●●

5 dots

🔢 Number Growing Patterns

Pattern A: 3, 6, 9, 12, __

15 (add 3)

Pattern B: 1, 4, 9, 16, __

25 (add 3, then 5, then 7... squares!)

🎯 Let’s Continue the Growing Patterns!

1. 5, 8, 11, 14, __

17

2. 10, 17, 24, 31, __

38 (add 7 each time)

3. Challenge: How many squares in the 5th term if the pattern is 1, 4, 9, 16, __?

25 squares

🛒 Real-Life Growing Patterns

Problem 1: A plant grows 3 cm each week. It is 5 cm tall now. How tall will it be in 4 weeks?

5 + (3×4) = 17 cm

Problem 2: You save $7 every week. You have $12 now. How much will you have after 5 weeks?

12 + (7×5) = $47

🧪 Quick Growing Patterns Quiz

Question: What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, __

A) 27 B) 25 C) 30

You are a Growing Patterns Champion! 🎉🥳

Kashef is super proud of you! You can now find rules in growing patterns and use them to predict what comes next.

Growing patterns are the beginning of algebra — you’re already thinking like a mathematician!