Grade
3

What Comes Next? Fruit Stand

What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?

First, 2 rows of 3 oranges. Next, 3 rows of 3 red apples. Then, 4 rows of 3 oranges. Last, 5 rows of 3 red apples.

Show or tell what the next few pictures look like. Describe how you know.

Challenge

Will there be a picture with 30 apples? How do you know?

What might earlier and later pictures look like? Why do you think so?

Follow-up

Create your own pattern and share it with someone else. Ask them what comes next!