Introduce patterning to your students in a clear, engaging, and interactive way with this Grade 2 Patterning digital lesson. Designed for Google Slides™, this resource uses fill-in-the-blank task cards and games to help students understand and apply key patterning concepts through hands-on practice.

This lesson introduces important mathematical vocabulary such as pattern, attribute, pattern core, and pattern rule, and guides students through identifying, extending, describing, and creating both repeating patterns and number patterns. Students explore growing (increasing) and shrinking (decreasing) number patterns using shapes, numbers, and pictures, making this an ideal resource for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent digital practice.

This resource is aligned with the Grade 2 Ontario Mathematics curriculum, but can be used in any classroom where these patterning concepts are taught. Please see the product preview for a complete overview of included slides and activities.

Concepts Covered

• What is a repeating pattern?
• Identifying repeating patterns
• Understanding attributes
• Determining which attributes are changing
• Pattern core and attributes
• Creating and extending repeating patterns
• Describing repeating patterns.
• What is a number pattern?
• Growing (increasing) patterns
• Shrinking (decreasing) patterns
• Extending number patterns
• Number patterns using pictures
• Identifying what comes next
• Understanding and describing a pattern rule
• Creating number patterns

Important Notes

• This is a Google Slides resource
• You must allow TpT permission to add the file to your Google Drive before downloading
• Compatible with Google Classroom