What Comes Next

Use the numbered activities in order. The complete practice sheet is an alternative to the first three focused activities and is not repeated in this pack.
Keep the answer folder separate from student copies. Partner A and B cards contain complementary information; give each learner only their own card.

Learning goals:
- Recognize and extend repeating patterns.

Before you begin:
Distinguish two objects or actions.

Teaching steps:
1. Begin with: What comes next: apple, star, apple, star, ___?
2. Connect the response to: What repeats in: clap, tap, clap, tap?
3. Ask students to apply the idea: Draw your own repeating pattern. Repeat its small group three times.

Watch for: Guessing the next object without finding the repeating unit.

Activity order:
1. learn — repeat-and-extend-patterns-learn
2. practice — repeat-and-extend-patterns-practice
3. apply — repeat-and-extend-patterns-apply

These activities provide evidence to discuss. Completion alone does not establish mastery.
Paper size and page numbers are preserved in each PDF. Use the matching Sheet ID when checking an answer key.
