Grade
1
What Comes Next? Lily Pad Patterns
What do you notice? What do you wonder? What comes next?
![Red 20 on a lily pad. Blue 25 on a lily pad. Red 30 on a lily pad. Blue 35 on a lily pad. 3 blank lily pads.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/d81H88PRnRS5nyvm97dLFL0IdxrzB2kCzG6e3Tr0jAIhd6wRGm.png?itok=Ltgfy00y)
Show or tell what the next 3 lily pads look like. Describe how you know.
Challenge
What would the 10th lily pad look like? Why do you think so?
What might earlier lily pads look like? Why do you think so?
Share
Create your own number pattern and share it with someone else. Ask them what comes next! You can use the lily pads below or draw your own.
![6 blank lily pads.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/inline-images/ohbSPet9ekhoRk94sroW0t62eDIgkUasImnVBw1Q6eLXzl2EVy.png?itok=nkZZqxm0)
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Reference for Educators
Sample problems and solutions