Continue a Complete Repeat

Supplied materials

• Paper and a pencil. An adult can read aloud while you point, draw or say your answer.
• Read this example: The smallest supplied repeat group is ['sun', 'leaf']. Continue this border: sun → leaf → sun → leaf → sun. What comes next? Supplied candidates: (A) dot (B) leaf (C) star (D) sun.
• Try this question: The smallest supplied repeat group is ['dot', 'dot', 'star']. Continue this border: dot → dot → star → dot → dot → star → dot. What comes next? Supplied candidates: (A) dot (B) leaf (C) star (D) sun.

Learn the idea

A repeat group is the group of pictures copied in a pattern. Follow the whole group in order. Copying only the last picture can change the pattern.

Reason through the supplied case: Follow the stated repeat group in order. Two complete copies are followed by its first member sun, so the next position is the group’s second member, leaf. Repetition copies the whole group rather than only its last picture.

The lesson gives the repeat group explicitly. Other patterns might allow multiple continuations, so do not invent one universal rule from a short ambiguous sequence.

1. Ask an adult to read the sun-and-leaf pattern. Point to one whole repeat group.
2. Explain why leaf comes after sun in this repeat group.
3. Try the question and all three practice questions before checking their answers.
4. Choose two different symbols, state their repeat group, and draw three complete copies.
5. Check your work: All three copies preserve the symbol order; underline one complete repeat group.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Try one more question: The smallest supplied repeat group is ['triangle', 'square']. Continue this border: triangle → square → triangle → square → triangle. What comes next? Supplied candidates: (A) dot (B) leaf (C) square (D) sun. Answer: square. Follow the stated repeat group in order. Two complete copies are followed by its first member triangle, so the next position is the group’s second member, square. Repetition copies the whole group rather than only its last picture. Now make your own work: Choose two different symbols, state their repeat group, and draw three complete copies. Check your work: All three copies preserve the symbol order; underline one complete repeat group.

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