Find the Number Pattern Rule

Students write the rule and the next numbers, saying the rule aloud and checking every pair. Use as a math center, homework or differentiated practice, and have partners invent patterns to swap.

Three pages after the cover. Level 1 has 8 patterns to add or subtract, such as 5, 10, 15, 20, with a worked example. Level 2 has 8 patterns with bigger steps plus two make-your-own patterns. Level 3 has 8 patterns with missing numbers that multiply, divide or change the amount added. The answer key gives each rule and the numbers, and a teaching tip.

Yes. We made it for 3rd Grade math activities, and it works the same at home or at school. Families print it for one child and keep it where they will use it every day. Teachers print a copy per student or one for the whole room, whichever the day needs.

1 printable resource, free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 8-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade classroom, a learning center, or a tutoring session.