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Year 2 · Mathematics and statistics · Algebra

Patterns and number sentences

Units of repeat, predicting pattern elements, and true/false and open number sentences with <, > and =.

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  • 3D lesson: Patterns and number sentences — Find the unit of repeat, predict shapes further along a pattern, then balance the seesaw with true, false and open number sentences.
  • Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
  • Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
  • Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.

Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 1 (Years 0–3), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.

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