--- title: "Patterns & Sequences" description: "Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences" canonical: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/patterns-and-sequences-mt_WXW0hjNhph source: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/patterns-and-sequences-mt_WXW0hjNhph.md retrieved: 2026-10-19 --- > **Agent view.** This is the Markdown twin of the page, for tools and assistants. > When to use this site, and the call that answers each job: https://lightmysky.com/agent-instructions.md > API description (OpenAPI 3.1): https://lightmysky.com/openapi.json · Authentication: https://lightmysky.com/auth.md > Pricing: https://lightmysky.com/pricing.md · Catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms.txt · Full catalog: https://lightmysky.com/llms-full.txt > Every machine-readable file on this domain: https://lightmysky.com/.well-known/ai-catalog.json > Ask for Markdown with `Accept: text/markdown`, a `.md` address, or `?mode=agent`. # Patterns & Sequences Order and arrange combinations of mathematical objects in patterns and sequences Subject: Mathematics · Area: Geometry · Ages 6 to 7 Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/patterns-and-sequences-mt_WXW0hjNhph ## Ready when they can - Continue a repeating pattern of shapes or colours - Describe the rule for a given sequence of objects - Create own patterns and sequences using mathematical objects ## Lesson: Patterns and sequences A pattern is a group of shapes, colours or objects that repeat in a rule you can guess. Once you know the rule, you can guess what comes next. *(drawing: This pattern repeats: star, star, heart. What shape do you think comes next?)* **Example.** Leo lines up beads on a string: red, blue, red, blue, red, blue. The rule is simple: red, then blue, over and over. Leo can guess the next bead without looking: blue. **Tip.** To find the rule, look for the smallest group of things that keeps repeating. Say it out loud, like 'red, blue, red, blue', and the rule becomes easy to spot. **Recap.** A pattern repeats by a rule, so once you spot the rule you can continue it or make your own. ## Practice 18 questions on this page, each with its working shown. ## Needs first - [Rote counting to 100](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/rote-counting-to-100-mt_M5PPDJStGm) - [Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/counting-in-2s-5s-and-10s-mt_nvdpxAJTBG) ## Opens up - [Using structure in numbers and shapes](https://lightmysky.com/learn/mathematics/using-structure-in-numbers-and-shapes-mt_FAXjFkgG6X)