Reception Maths · Patterns · Summary
Reception Maths Patterns: summary and key words
Part of the Reception Maths patterns chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Repeating patterns | A pattern repeats. Find the repeat, then carry it on. |
| AAB and ABC | Patterns can repeat in threes, such as red, red, blue. |
| Odd and even | Even numbers make pairs with none left. Odd numbers have one left over. |
| Doubles | A double is two equal groups, such as 3 + 3 = 6, and it is even. |
| Sharing equally | Give one at a time to each group. Half is one of two equal parts. |
Can you…?
- I can copy and carry on a repeating pattern
- I can find the next thing in a longer pattern
- I can say if a number to 10 is odd or even, by making pairs
- I can say what a double is, and see that doubles are even
- I can share things equally into groups
Key terms
- pattern
- something that repeats again and again
- repeat
- the part of a pattern that comes again and again
- odd
- a number that has one left over when made into pairs
- even
- a number that makes pairs with none left over
- double
- two equal groups added together
- share equally
- give each group the same number
- half
- one of two equal parts