Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 2

Lesson Video

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Performance objectives

• Copy and extend simple number sequences.
• Identify and describe the rule for a pattern.
• Create your own simple number patterns.
• Solve simple real-life problems with patterns.
• Fill in missing numbers in a sequence.

Lesson summary

Introduction: This week, we are diving into the exciting world of number patterns! A number pattern is like a secret code where numbers follow a special rule. Understanding patterns is a very important maths skill. It helps our brains to think logically, make predictions, and solve problems. In our daily lives in South Africa, we see patterns everywhere! We see them in the beautiful geometric designs on Ndebele houses, in the colourful beadwork of Zulu crafts, in the rhythm of Gqom music, and even when we are saving our pocket money. When we learn to spot the rule in a number pattern, we become powerful maths detectives who can figure out what number will come next.

Lesson notes

What is a Number Pattern? A number pattern is a list of numbers that are arranged in a special order. This order is created by a rule. The rule tells us how to get from one number to the next. Our job as maths detectives is to find the rule! For Grade 2, we will mostly look at patterns where we add or subtract the same number over and over again. This is called skip counting.

Key Pattern Type: Growing Patterns (Counting On) This is when the numbers get bigger. We are adding the same number each time.

Counting in 2s: This is like counting pairs of things: pairs of shoes, eyes, or R2 coins.

Rule: Add 2 (+2)

Example: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ...

How it works: We start at

2. We add 2 to get

4. We add 2 to 4 to get

6. And so on.