Growing Patterns
Patterns that grow
Some patterns GROW — they get bigger by the same amount each time!
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Growing by 1 each time: 1, 2, 3, 4…
A growing pattern gets bigger by the same amount each step: 1, 2, 3, 4… (growing by 1) or 2, 4, 6, 8 (growing by 2). Spotting how much it grows by lets you continue it. This links to skip counting!