2nd Maths Term 3 Unit 2: A Guide to Patterns in Numbers

2nd Maths Term 3 Unit 2: Patterns in Numbers

2nd Maths: Term 3 Unit 2 - Patterns

Patterns in Numbers

Keywords: Rule, Arrange, Order

Recall

Observe and complete the patterns in numbers.

Examples of number patterns to complete

Travel Through

Roll and Scroll game

Two students can do the activity.

Make a number board with numbers from 1 to 37 as shown in the picture.

The first player throws a dice and a number appears on the face of the dice say 2.

The other player places a coin on the number 2 and skips to number position in twos such as 4,6,8,10 and so on till the last number. The first player records each of the number positions.

Roll and Scroll game board with numbers 1 to 37

Now, the second player gets the chance to throw the dice. When the number 2 appears again the player tells all the number positions jumped orally. If he gets a number 3, then the first player moves a coin by skip counting in threes.

The second player record each of the number positions jumped. The above procedure is continued till the players are familiarised with the number patterns starting from 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Learn

Find the rule and complete the patterns.

Examples of finding rules and completing number patterns

Activity

Count and write the number of ice sticks and complete the patterns using the rules.

Activity with ice sticks to form number patterns

Practice

Find the rule and write them in each of the pattern given below.

Practice problems on finding rules for number patterns

Pleasure Time

1) Write the number patterns for the given instructions.

(i) The last number is 21. The first number is 13. Write the rule.

Number pattern problem 1

13 (+2) 15 (+2) 17 (+2) 19 (+2) 21

(ii) The pattern begins with 39. The next number is 3 less than the previous number.

Number pattern problem 2

39(−3), 36(−3), 33(−3), 30(−3) 27

(iii) The middle number in the pattern is 45. The number previous to it is 40.

Number pattern problem 3

35 (+5), 40 (+5), 45 (+5), 50 (+5), 55

2) Draw sticks to continue the pattern.

Pattern with sticks to continue

Try This

Draw the missing black keys in a pattern.

Piano keys pattern puzzle