Lesson video

Hello, my name's Miss Robson.

We're going to be continuing to think about patterns.

We're first going to practise describing patterns, talking about what comes before or after a part of a pattern.

And then we're going to use that skill to try extending patterns, continuing them on.

If you joined us for our last lesson, we went hunting around our environments looking for patterns.

I found lots of repeating patterns in my home.

I found this sock that is a blue stripey pattern.

It goes light blue, dark blue, light blue, dark blue.

I also found a pillow that has lots and lots of triangles all over it.

I found a bag that has an animal print pattern all over it.

And I found two characters, one wearing a spotty dress and one wearing a stripey suit.

We talked about how patterns are everywhere all around us.

They might be on the clothes that you wear.

They might be on the pillows in your house.

They might be on your coat or on your carpet, or even in books that you read.

They are also everywhere in nature.

You might find a stripey leaf, or you could find a spotty cheetah.

On the screen I can see two patterns.

They both use the same colours.

They both use red and yellow.

The first pattern is stripey.

It goes red, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow.

The second pattern has shapes.

It's red circle, yellow triangle, red circle, yellow triangle.

This is the way that we start describing patterns.

But last time we worked on using the language of before and after to explain where things come in relation to other colours in the pattern, or other things in the pattern.

This is important for when patterns become a bit more complex, or if there are more parts to the pattern, or if we have to find a missing part.

like we have to do today.

So in the first pattern I can see that every time there is a red stripe, a yellow stripe comes after.

Every time there is a red stripe, a yellow stripe comes after.

In the second pattern I can see that every time there is a red circle, a yellow triangle comes after.

And every time there is a yellow triangle, a red circle comes after.

If I'm able to describe patterns like this, then when it comes to find the missing parts or working with more complex patterns, I'll be able to figure out what comes next.

So now we're going to practise continuing patterns.

The first pattern on the screen is a spotty pattern.

It's got two coloured circles, purple and green.

We need to figure out what comes next in the pattern, because we're continuing it on.

So we first look at the pattern and we talk about what we can see and what comes before and after different things.

So I can see green circles, and after a green circle is always a purple circle.

I can see purple circles.

And after purple circle is always a green circle.

It goes green circle, purple circle, green circle, purple circle.

So at the end of the pattern, I can see a green circle.

Next will have to be a purple circle because after a green circle always comes a purple circle.

Should we check and see if that's right? There we go, purple.

Then after that purple circle, would it be a green circle? And we could continue the pattern on and on and on.

Continuing patterns just means looking at where the pattern stops, thinking about what would come after that part of the pattern, and continuing it on.

With this next one, I'd like your help.

We've already looked at and described this pattern.

It's our red circle, yellow triangle, red circle, yellow triangle pattern.

At the end, it finishes on a yellow triangle.

What comes after a yellow triangle in this pattern? I think it might be a red circle.

Can you put your finger on the yellow triangle on the screen? After the yellow triangle is a? Red circle.

So after the yellow triangle, at the end of the pattern, we can continue the pattern by adding a? Red circle.

Fantastic.

Then we would add a yellow triangle, and a red circle, and a yellow triangle, and we could continue the pattern on and on and on.

That's the great thing about repeating patterns.

If you figured out what comes after things, you can continue the pattern on and on and on.

Right, the next pattern is a little bit more complex.

There are a few more shapes here.

So I can see a pink star, a blue rectangle, and then a blue oval, then a pink star, blue rectangle, blue oval.

The pattern ends at the moment with a pink star.

Can you put your finger on another pink star in the pattern, maybe the first one, and figure out what comes after the pink star? Can you tell me what comes after the pink star? I think it might be a blue rectangle.

Should we check? There's a blue rectangle.

So after a pink star in this pattern, there is always a blue rectangle.

Then after that blue rectangle, there would be a? Blue oval.

Then after the blue oval, the pattern starts again and we have a pink star, then a blue rectangle, then a blue oval, then a pink star, and we could go on and on and on and continue going with the pattern.

This is similar to your task today.

You've got some patterns to look at and you have to continue them.

You have to do at least the next shape, but if you wanted to, you could continue the pattern on and on and on.

Your task for today is to look at and describe some patterns, talking about what comes before and what comes after different parts of the pattern.

You then need to continue the pattern on.

So there will be a space for you to continue adding shapes to the pattern.

Make sure that you're following the repeating pattern.

Pause the video now to complete your task.

When you're finished, press play.

So today we've been practising continuing a pattern on, identifying what comes before and what comes after different things to help us with doing that.

Below is a missing parts problem.

This is where you're not just continuing the pattern on, but you're actually missing a part in the middle of the pattern instead.

I want you to have a look and have a think about how you might find the missing part.

Pause the video here if you need some time to think.

I'm going to work this out by figuring out what comes after the blue triangle, because that is where my missing spot is.

I can see that there is another blue triangle in the pattern that doesn't have a missing part next to it.

Instead it has two purple ovals.

If I go to the missing part, I can see that there is a blue triangle, a space, and then one purple oval.

If I fill in the missing part with another purple oval, the pattern will go two purple ovals, one blue triangle, two purple ovals, one blue triangle, two purple ovals, and the pattern can continue.

Every time there is a blue triangle, there should be two purple ovals after it.

The missing part in this pattern is one purple oval to make the pair of purple ovals.

If you got that missing part correct, give yourself a really big pat on the back.

If you've enjoyed our work on patterns today, you could go for another pattern hunt around your house and see if you can find some more complex patterns.

Make sure you check with your parent or carer before you do so.

Have a hunt and see if you can find something that's a bit trickier to describe.

You could even try covering up a part and seeing if you can figure out what the missing bit is.

Thank you for joining me today.

I hope you've enjoyed continuing patterns.

I know I've had lots of fun.

Why not share your work with us? If you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Twitter by tagging @OakNational and using #LearnwithOak.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

See you next time.