Guided Practice: Shapes & Patterns
Let's practice identifying shapes and finding patterns together! Follow the steps for each problem.
How to Identify Shapes
Follow these steps:
- Look at the shape carefully
- Count the sides (straight lines)
- Count the corners (points where sides meet)
- Remember: Circle = 0 sides, Triangle = 3 sides, Square/Rectangle = 4 sides
Shape Identification Practice
Problem 1
Look at this shape. Count the corners!
Steps:
Count the corners: 1 (top), 2 (bottom left), 3 (bottom right)
This shape has 3 corners and 3 sides!
What shape is this?
Problem 2
This shape has no corners at all. What is it?
Steps:
Try to find a corner... there are none!
This shape is perfectly round with 0 corners and 0 straight sides.
What shape is this?
Problem 3
Count the sides of this shape!
Steps:
Count: Top side (1), Right side (2), Bottom side (3), Left side (4)
This shape has 4 equal sides and 4 corners.
What shape is this?
Problem 4
This shape is in the sky at night!
Steps:
The moon looks curved like a part of a circle.
It has a curved edge, like a circle!
This shape is most like a...
Now Let's Practice Patterns!
How to Find Patterns
Follow these steps:
- Look at what repeats
- Say the pattern out loud (example: "red, blue, red, blue")
- Find where the pattern starts over
- Predict what comes next!
Pattern Practice
Problem 5
What comes next in this pattern?
Steps:
Say it: "Red, Blue, Red, Blue, Red..."
The pattern is: Red, Blue (AB pattern)
After Red comes... Blue!
What comes next?
Problem 6
What comes next in this shape pattern?
Steps:
Say it: "Triangle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Triangle..."
The pattern is: Triangle, Triangle, Circle (AAB pattern)
After two triangles comes... Circle!
What comes next?
Problem 7
What comes next?
What comes next?
Problem 8
What comes next in this color pattern?
What comes next?
Problem 9
This is a tricky one! What comes next?
What comes next?
Problem 10
What shape is missing in this pattern?
What shape goes in the blank?
Problem 11
Name this shape!
This shape has 4 sides. Two are long and two are short. What is it?
Problem 12
Complete this shape pattern!
What comes next?
Remember These Tips!
Shape Tip: Count the corners! 0 = Circle, 3 = Triangle, 4 = Square or Rectangle
Pattern Tip: Say the pattern out loud to hear what repeats!
Super Tip: If you're stuck, start from the beginning of the pattern again.